Despite being one the of most affluent countries in Europe, Norway continues to fight a drug overdose battle. Generation X makes up the highest overdose rate in the country, leading to demands to build a more structured follow-up for drug treatment entrants after a non-fatal overdose to …

Secretary General of the Norwegian People’s Aid Henriette Killi Westhrin explains the mission her organisation pursues in conflict zones to continue protecting the lives of civilians in order to build healthy democratic societies. Westhrin talks about the importance of partnering with local …

Secretary General of “Friends of the Earth Norway”, Maren Esmark, speaks of how human activity ‘has exceeded the tolerance limits of our planet’. Despite winning the European Green Capital Award for 2019, Norway is Western Europe’s largest oil producer, which continues to draw much …

Ananas Girmai, founder and director of PROCS (Protection, Respect and Opportunity for Children on the Street) talks about the importance of taking working children off the streets of Addis and providing them with full- time education. Formed in 2001, PROCS teaches children how to play …

Oxfam Country Director in Ethiopia, Gezahegn Kebede Gebrehana, describes the evolution of Oxfam’s work since it set up operations in Ethiopia in 1974 to manage the famine crisis- highlighted by Live Aid in 1985- until today, where Oxfam works to empower women and landless youths, to …

In 2015, David Hyde, an unpaid United Nations intern, was unable to complete his internship programme because he couldn’t afford Geneva’s high rents. He ended up living in a tent on the street. 67% of all unpaid UN interns come from high-income countries …

Inspired by Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ART for The World engages art to highlight the most captivating human rights issues of our time. Founder Adelina von Fürstenberg speaks about the importance of the relationship between …

Jemma Levene, Deputy Director of Hope Not Hate, speaks about the charity’s vital role in monitoring and uncovering far-right groups and individuals online in a bid to prevent the deadly violence. A dramatic increase in far-right extremism in western Europe has left …

The International Committee of the Red Cross, a top humanitarian institution and three-time Nobel Prize Laureate operates in 90 countries to help people affected by conflict and armed violence, and promoting the rules of war. The work they do to save victims of war includes …

Thomas Hughes, Executive Director of Article 19, discusses threats and political motives affecting freedom of expression worldwide. He reveals the unprecedented threat to press freedom in Turkey, the biggest jailer of journalists worldwide. The figures of murdered and jailed reporters and human rights defenders in 2018 across the globe are shocking.

Sascha Lavin, is a member of the policy and advocacy team at Care UK. Their slogan “Fighting Poverty. Defending Dignity” stands for their invaluable work of empowering women and girls and preserving equal rights. She speaks about the ongoing the humanitarian aid crisis that has suffocated Yemen and parts of Indonesia.

Football Beyond Borders is an education charity which uses football as an engagement tool to support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Ceylon Hickman, the head of volunteering, discusses the vital work and challenges they encounter and how supporting disengaged youngsters provides a solid foundation inspiring the youth to excel at their class work while embracing…

Chris Clement, former director of RESET, talks about the vital work of supporting 100 communities willing to welcome refugee families in the UK under the community sponsorship scheme. The RESET team provides community groups with information about housing, financial commitment and training potential sponsors on how to integrate resettled refugees. They also provide guidance to…

Elna Søndergaard a senior legal advisor at DIGNITY talks about her work at one of the oldest torture rehabilitation centres in the world. The NGO based in Copenhagen announced that 30% of refugees have experienced torture and 121 countries still use this barbaric act. She talks about the campaign against the extensive use of solitary…

Christian Friis Bach, Secretary General of the Danish Refugee Council, the biggest international NGO in Denmark talks about supporting refugees internally displaced in 30 countries including recent work in Syria and Afghanistan. Bach expands on the nature of 22, 000 interviews conducted with migrants travelling toward Europe and shares insights about Denmark’s tough migration policies.

Charlie Fraser, Director of The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network, (TERN) tells IOHR about how his NGO helps refugees develop their business ideas and access the UK workplace. TERN has built a community of more than100 refugee entrepreneurs in London and has recently led a campaign to launch 1000 refugee businesses by 2025

Lisa King, Director of Communications for Refuge, a UK based non-governmental organisation mandated to support women and children threatened by domestic violence, reveals daunting statistics: “Two women a week are killed in the UK and three women every week take their own lives to escape domestic violence. Only 25% of domestic violence is reported in…

James Denselow, Head of Conflict & Humanitarian Policy & Advocacy for Save the Children talks about the life-saving missions his global team conducts to help protect millions of children worldwide: “We are seeing one in six children globally living in areas affected by conflicts” Photo Credit: Save The Children