Rafto Foundation for Human Rights
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The Rafto Foundation for Human Rights is a Norwegian organization dedicated to promoting human rights and democracy worldwide through advocacy, education, and support for activists and oppressed groups.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rafto Foundation for Human Rights canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4579832 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rafto Foundation for Human Rights Context triple: [Rafto Prize, presentedBy, Rafto Foundation for Human Rights]
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A.
Defenders of Human Rights Center
The Defenders of Human Rights Center is an Iranian non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting and protecting human rights, particularly in cases of political prisoners and civil liberties.
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B.
Viasna Human Rights Centre
Viasna Human Rights Centre is a Belarusian human rights organization known for documenting political repression, supporting political prisoners, and advocating for civil liberties under the authoritarian regime in Belarus.
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C.
Olof Palme Memorial Fund
The Olof Palme Memorial Fund is a Swedish foundation that promotes human rights, peace, and international understanding, notably through awarding the annual Olof Palme Prize.
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D.
International Federation for Human Rights
The International Federation for Human Rights is a global non-governmental organization that unites human rights groups worldwide to promote and protect fundamental freedoms and the rule of law.
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E.
Committee for Cultural Freedom
The Committee for Cultural Freedom was an American anti-totalitarian intellectual organization formed in the late 1930s that brought together liberal and socialist thinkers to oppose fascism and Stalinism and defend democratic cultural values.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rafto Foundation for Human Rights Target entity description: The Rafto Foundation for Human Rights is a Norwegian organization dedicated to promoting human rights and democracy worldwide through advocacy, education, and support for activists and oppressed groups.
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A.
Defenders of Human Rights Center
The Defenders of Human Rights Center is an Iranian non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting and protecting human rights, particularly in cases of political prisoners and civil liberties.
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B.
Viasna Human Rights Centre
Viasna Human Rights Centre is a Belarusian human rights organization known for documenting political repression, supporting political prisoners, and advocating for civil liberties under the authoritarian regime in Belarus.
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C.
Olof Palme Memorial Fund
The Olof Palme Memorial Fund is a Swedish foundation that promotes human rights, peace, and international understanding, notably through awarding the annual Olof Palme Prize.
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D.
International Federation for Human Rights
The International Federation for Human Rights is a global non-governmental organization that unites human rights groups worldwide to promote and protect fundamental freedoms and the rule of law.
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E.
Committee for Cultural Freedom
The Committee for Cultural Freedom was an American anti-totalitarian intellectual organization formed in the late 1930s that brought together liberal and socialist thinkers to oppose fascism and Stalinism and defend democratic cultural values.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human rights organization
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non-governmental organization ⓘ |
| activity |
advocacy
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awareness-raising ⓘ education ⓘ support programs for activists ⓘ |
| awards | Rafto Prize ⓘ |
| basedInCity | Bergen ⓘ |
| basedInCountry | Norway ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
academic institutions
ⓘ
international human rights organizations ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil liberties
ⓘ
democracy promotion ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ human rights ⓘ |
| focus |
defending political prisoners
ⓘ
freedom of association ⓘ freedom of belief ⓘ minority rights ⓘ strengthening civil society ⓘ supporting human rights laureates ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1986 ⓘ |
| founder | friends and colleagues of Thorolf Rafto ⓘ |
| hasAward |
Rafto Prize for Human Rights
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linked to:
Rafto Prize
|
| hasWebsite | https://www.rafto.no/ ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Bergen
ⓘ
Norway ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Norwegian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Western Norway ⓘ |
| missionStatement | to promote human rights and democracy ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Thorolf Rafto ⓘ |
| nonProfitStatus | non-profit ⓘ |
| operatesAs | independent organization ⓘ |
| organisationalType | foundation ⓘ |
| organizes |
conferences on human rights
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educational programs on human rights ⓘ seminars and lectures on democracy ⓘ |
| purpose |
promotion of democracy
ⓘ
promotion of human rights ⓘ support for human rights defenders ⓘ support for oppressed groups ⓘ |
| regionServed | global ⓘ |
| scope | worldwide ⓘ |
| sector | civil society ⓘ |
| supports |
human rights activists
ⓘ
human rights defenders at risk ⓘ oppressed groups ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rafto Foundation for Human Rights Description of subject: The Rafto Foundation for Human Rights is a Norwegian organization dedicated to promoting human rights and democracy worldwide through advocacy, education, and support for activists and oppressed groups.
Referenced by (5)
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