Any Role for Human Rights in the Norwegian Truth and Reconciliation Commission Addressing Forced Assimilation?
Abstract Norway’s policies regarding Sámi and most national minorities in an historic perspective can be characterized as forced assimilation; except for Jews and Roma, where the historic policy can be termed exclusion. The Norwegian Truth and Reconciliation Commission ( trc ) is intended to be a br...
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crbrillap:10.1163/15718115-bja10059 2023-06-06T11:57:41+02:00 Any Role for Human Rights in the Norwegian Truth and Reconciliation Commission Addressing Forced Assimilation? Haugen, Hans Morten 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15718115-bja10059 https://brill.com/view/journals/ijgr/29/2/article-p205_001.xml https://brill.com/downloadpdf/journals/ijgr/29/2/article-p205_001.xml unknown Brill International Journal on Minority and Group Rights volume 29, issue 2, page 205-229 ISSN 1385-4879 1571-8115 Political Science and International Relations Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 2021 crbrillap https://doi.org/10.1163/15718115-bja10059 2023-04-14T13:48:53Z Abstract Norway’s policies regarding Sámi and most national minorities in an historic perspective can be characterized as forced assimilation; except for Jews and Roma, where the historic policy can be termed exclusion. The Norwegian Truth and Reconciliation Commission ( trc ) is intended to be a broad-based process, resulting in a report to the Norwegian Parliament in 2022. After identifying various explanations for the relatively strong standing of the (North) Sámi domestically and in international forums, the article identifies various ways that human rights will be important for the trc ’s work and final report: (i) self-determination; (ii) participation in political life; (iii) participation in cultural life; (iv) family life; (v) private life; and (vi) human dignity. Some of these rights are relatively wide, but all give relevant guidance to the trc ’s work. The right to private life did not prevent the Norwegian Parliament’s temporary law to enable the trc ’s access to archives Article in Journal/Newspaper North Sámi Brill (via Crossref) International Journal on Minority and Group Rights 1 25 |
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Abstract Norway’s policies regarding Sámi and most national minorities in an historic perspective can be characterized as forced assimilation; except for Jews and Roma, where the historic policy can be termed exclusion. The Norwegian Truth and Reconciliation Commission ( trc ) is intended to be a broad-based process, resulting in a report to the Norwegian Parliament in 2022. After identifying various explanations for the relatively strong standing of the (North) Sámi domestically and in international forums, the article identifies various ways that human rights will be important for the trc ’s work and final report: (i) self-determination; (ii) participation in political life; (iii) participation in cultural life; (iv) family life; (v) private life; and (vi) human dignity. Some of these rights are relatively wide, but all give relevant guidance to the trc ’s work. The right to private life did not prevent the Norwegian Parliament’s temporary law to enable the trc ’s access to archives |
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Any Role for Human Rights in the Norwegian Truth and Reconciliation Commission Addressing Forced Assimilation? |
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Any Role for Human Rights in the Norwegian Truth and Reconciliation Commission Addressing Forced Assimilation? |
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