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Thor Halvorssen (human rights activist)

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57: 284:, was a wealthy businessman who was named the CEO of Venezuela's state TV CANTV. In 1989, then-President Carlos Andrés Pérez appointed Halvorssen Sr. as Venezuela's "anti-drug ambassador". When Halvorssen was a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania, in 1993, his father was arrested after a series of bombings around the capital. It was named the 'yuppie' terrorists plot because its planners were allegedly bankers and other gilded elite who hoped that the panic caused by the bombs would help them speculate on the stock market." His father was working on 303:, Halvorssen's mother, Hilda Mendoza Denham, a British subject, was wounded by a gunshot. Images of government supporters firing upon the demonstrators were captured by a live television broadcast. The gunmen were later apprehended, tried, had their sentences revoked, tried again, found guilty, and received 3-year sentences for murder and for bodily harm. They were released after serving six months in prison. 930:. "On behalf of those who fought and died for freedom, I present this medal to the Oslo Freedom Forum founder, and remind those here that even if Romanians live in democracy now, we cannot feel entirely free as long as other people – who live under dictatorial and repressive regimes anywhere in the world – are not also be free." 357:
In 2001, Halvorssen stated that, "Liberty of opinion, speech, and expression is indispensable to a free and, in the deepest sense, progressive society. Deny it to one, and you deny it effectively to all. These truths long have been ignored and betrayed on our campuses, to the peril of a free
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Halvorssen Mendoza is known commonly as Thor Halvorssen. Per Venezuelan naming conventions, his full legal name includes both his father's (Halvorssen) and mother's (Mendoza) surnames. His full, legal, Venezuelan name distinguishes him from his father,
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Since 2009, Halvorssen is listed as "Patron" of the Children's Peace Movement, On Own Feet. Known as the "Centipede Movement" it is a Czech-based group that facilitates bilateral relations between children and adolescents in
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society." In a 2003 moderated chat, he said, "History has taught us that a society that does not respect individual rights, freedom of conscience, and freedom of speech will not long survive as a free society in any form."
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Halvorssen stepped down as head of FIRE in March 2004 to join its Board of Advisors and announced the creation of the international group Human Rights Foundation. HRF was incorporated in 2005, opening its headquarters in
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cases in the public service and said, Colombian drug traffickers framed the crime on him. His father was beaten during his 74-day incarceration in a Caracas jail. Halvorssen helped the campaign of
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and as special overseas investigator of a Venezuelan Senate Commission. His family was prosperous and on his father's side he is the grandson of Øystein Halvorssen, who served as Norway's
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and other organizations that pressured the Venezuelan authorities to free his father. Halvorssen was eventually found not guilty of all charges. After his release the
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In 2009, Halvorssen founded a gathering of human-rights campaigners and policymakers called the Oslo Freedom Forum. It has taken place in Oslo annually since then.
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described as a Halvorssen as a "conservative operating in fields more often associated with liberals .. who champions the underdog". Neoconservative columnist
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In 2018, Halvorssen was awarded the Millennium Candler Justice Prize, honoring leadership in effecting positive social change, presented at the
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government for its banning visits by Kadeer. Halvorssen has supported UN-level action to address the violations of Uyghur rights in China.
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after she accepted a cash payment to celebrate Kadyrov’s birthday. In the same manner Halvorssen has exposed payments from dictators to
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honored Halvorssen's achievements by awarding him the Sol Feinstone Award for protecting student speech. In 2010 Romanian leader
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pointed 2010 out that the Oslo Freedom Forum strucks a different tone than organisations like Amnestry International or
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called it 2010 as "on its way to becoming a human-rights equivalent of the Davos economic forum". Participants include
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At the helm of HRF Halvorssen has repeatedly lobbied and advocated for the release of Chinese political prisoner
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for accepting payments for their performances in countries governed by authoritarian leaders like Russia.
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described Halvorssen as having a "burning desire to right the countless injustices of this world".
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Evidence suggests Thor Halvorssen was framed by Colombian drug lords and their Caracas `friends';
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presented Halvorssen with a presidential silver medal to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the
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and who "built a family dynasty as the Venezuelan representative for corporations including
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to Hilda Mendoza, a descendant and a relative, respectively, of Venezuela's first president
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In 1999, Halvorssen became the first executive director and chief executive officer of the
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Halvorssen, Thor. The Americas: The price of vigilance in Venezuela's banking community.
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human rights advocate and film producer with contributions in the field of public policy.
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Halvorssen testified to the U.S. Congress that he was the target of a smear campaign by
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with concurrent undergraduate and graduate degrees in political science and history.
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blogger David Rowan praised the event for its sessions and having sponsors like
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Halvorssen was part of a symposium by the American conservative magazine
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Halvorssen has lectured on the subject of human rights including at
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National Review Online Symposium. Retrieved on February 21, 2010.
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re: Francisco Usón—Political Prisoner and Prisoner of Conscience.
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and, in particular, the legislative efforts in Uganda to punish
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The Human Rights Foundation. Retrieved on July 21, 2007.
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uprising against the government that occurred in Hungary
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appointed him director of their Pan-American Committee.
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and the assault on democracy and individual rights in
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Halvorssen has appeared on television outlets such as
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in 2020, a film about the murder of Saudi journalist
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Outside the Beltway. Retrieved on February 21, 2010.
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Halvorssen led a campaign to expose 294:International Society for Human Rights 2230:"Hnutí Na vlastních nohou - Stonožka" 2169: 2111: 2084: 2055: 1870: 1325:Former Venezuelan Drug Official Freed 1272: 1190: 1050: 918:University of Pennsylvania president 688:Halvorssen is a producer of the film 500: 142: 2344: 2322:Glieberman, Owen (25 January 2020). 2299:Glieberman, Owen (25 January 2020). 1832:Halvorssen, Thor (August 17, 2010). 1706:Halvorssen, Thor (October 8, 2010). 1587: 1296:"Recuerdos del terrorismo caraqueño" 1232: 993: 681:. The film relates the story of the 375:. 2005 he was also a founder of the 301:Venezuelan recall referendum of 2004 154:Halvorssen is founder of the annual 1294:Malaver, Manuel (August 29, 2001). 1278:Fonzi, Gaeton. 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