This is an English summary of the report “Forholdet mellom konsultasjoner og interessentdialog” (“The relationship between consultations and stakeholder dialogue”), from the Norwegian Human Rights Institution (NIM).
NIM has recently initiated the establishment of a working group on indigenous rights as part of our collaboration with GANHRI. This week, NIM and GANHRI held the first meeting of the network. In total, over 20 institutions from all continents participated.
The parties have reached an agreement in the mediation between south Fosen sijte and the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. For the reindeer owners in north Fosen, the situation is still unresolved, and it is urgent to find a solution that will end the human rights violation there as well.
There has been considerable national and international attention regarding the protests against the wind farms at Fosen and the Supreme Courts ruling. Here is a brief summary of the case, and NIMs work regarding it.
The subject of this report is the legal protection of indigenous peoples and minorities against interference (in the form of for example development projects) in their traditional areas, as enshrined in international human rights law and Norwegian law. Read the report “Human Rights Protection against Interference in Traditional Sami Areas” online here.