Copyright: the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights/NORDEM and Kåre Vollan.
NORDEM, the Norwegian Resource Bank for Democracy and Human Rights, is a
programme of the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR), and has as its main
objective to actively promote international human rights. NORDEM is jointly
administered by NCHR and the Norwegian Refugee Council. NORDEM works mainly
in relation to multilateral institutions. The operative mandate of the programme is
realised primarily through the recruitment and deployment of qualified Norwegian
personnel to international assignments which promote democratisation and respect for
human rights. The programme is responsible for the training of personnel before
deployment, reporting on completed assignments, and plays a role in research related to
areas of active involvement. The vast majority of assignments are channelled through the
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
NORDEM Report is a series of reports documenting NORDEM activities and is
published jointly by NORDEM and the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights.
Series editor: Siri Skåre
Series consultants: Hege Mørk, Gry Kval, Christian Boe Astrup
The opinions expressed in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily
reflect those of the publisher(s).
ISSN: 1503–1330
ISBN 10: 82–8158–006–2
ISBN 13: 978-82-8158-006-0