The Rafto Foundation for Human Rights
We work to promote human rights by presenting the Rafto Prize, empowering human rights defenders, challenging authorities and the business community and by providing education in democracy and human rights.
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Our Laureates
Learn more about our laureates and why they received the Rafto Prize.
Business and human rights
Ocean and Human Rights Platform
The Ocean and Human Rights Platform is a collaborative initiative to raise awareness of and mitigate human rights risks across ocean industries.
Masters Course in Business and Human Rights
The course will enable students to develop strategies consistent with international human rights standards and to identify policies and practices that do not undermine human rights.
The Thorolf Rafto Challenge
An annual lecture at the Norwegian School of Economics, in commemoration of Professor Thorolf Rafto