Thorbjørn Jagland
Russia OKs reform of European human rights court
...having first to prove they were acting suspiciously violates individual freedoms. Still, Thorbjorn Jagland, the Council of Europe's secretary general, hailed the Duma's...
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World Digest: Shiites, Christians killed in bombings in Iraq
...court decision coincided with a visit to Moscow by the Council of Europe's secretary general, Thorbjorn Jagland, who discussed human rights issues with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
Jagland said in an interview, "I still get letters from people who miss the Norwegian House.
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Early laurels in Oslo
...that remain undone, we should look at this award in the terms suggested by Nobel Committee Chairman Thorbjorn Jagland: as a validation of the principles of cooperation, dialogue and...
Obama Defends 'Just War' at Oslo
...the prize after only a few days in office. In presenting the prize, Nobel Committee Chairman Thorbjorn Jagland justified the selection, saying that throughout its history, the prize has...
Obama receives Nobel Peace Prize
...because it can contribute in itself to strengthening the efforts of the president to work for peace." Thorbjorn Jagland, chairman of the Nobel prize committee, also said Obama deserved...
Obama accepts Nobel Peace Prize with nod to criticism
...bring the eight-year war to an end. In presenting the award to Obama, Nobel Committee Chairman Thorbjorn Jagland argued that Obama has already changed international attitudes since he...
Obama defends U.S. wars as he accepts peace prize
...Barack Obama, right recieves his medal and diploma from the the Chairman of the Nobel committee Thorbjorn Jagland, left at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony at City Hall in Oslo,...
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Obama tackles peace paradox
...change and an embodiment of hope. Challenged to explain the decision to award Mr Obama the prize, Thorbjorn Jagland, the committee chairman, said in October: "Alfred Nobel wrote that...
Accepting Nobel prize, Obama acknowledges controversy'
...incentives, so that human rights and dignity are advanced over time." </p><p>Nobel committee Chairman Thorbjorn Jagland, in remarks before Obama's, defended the choice, saying the prize...
Obama accepts Nobel, seeks 'just peace'
...and bring the eight-year war to an end. In presenting the award to Obama, Nobel Committee Chairman Thorbjorn Jagland argued that Obama has already changed the temperature in the...
Nobel jury speaks out in defense of Obama prize
...presidency, "We simply disagree ... He got the prize for what he has done," committee chairman Thorbjorn Jagland told the Associated Press by telephone from Strasbourg, France, where...
