University of Oslo, Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR)

The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights is an independent National human rights institution affiliated with the University of Oslo, Norway. In 1998, it founded the Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief, a coalition of experts and representatives from religious and non-religious beliefs. The Oslo Coalition works on a project basis, cooperating with partners in other countries to promote freedom of religion or belief through facilitation of new networks, organizations of conferences and support of useful studies in the field of freedom of religion or belief. Projects include: The China Project, The Central Asia and Caucasus Project, the Indonesia Project, Teaching Tolerance and Freedom of Religion or Belief, New Directions in Islamic Thought and Practice and Facilitating Freedom of Religion or Belief-A Deskbook.