Nora Sveaass (born 11 December 1949) is a Norwegian psychologist, and an expert on refugees,

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violations, and psychological consequences of

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and

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as well as treatment and rehabilitation of victims of torture and violence. She is Professor of Psychology at the Department of Psychology of the

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. She served two terms as one of the nine members of the

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from 2005 to 2013, after being nominated as the joint candidate of the governments of the Nordic countries. She did not stand for reelection in 2013; however, in 2015 she was elected as a member of the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture, and she is the only member to have served on both committees. She graduated as a psychologist at the University of Oslo in 1975 and obtained a doctoral degree in 2001. She is a specialist in clinical psychology. She worked as senior psychologist at the Psychosocial Center for Refugees at the University of Oslo from 1986 to 2004, and was a senior researcher and research director for refugee health and

forced migration Forced displacement (also forced migration) is an involuntary or coerced movement of a person or people away from their home or home region. The UNHCR defines 'forced displacement' as follows: displaced "as a result of persecution, conflict, g ...

at the

Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies The Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies ( no, Nasjonalt kunnskapssenter om vold og traumatisk stress, NKVTS) is a research centre in Oslo, Norway, and Norway's national research institution in violence and sexual abuse; disa ...

from 2004 to 2008. She became an associate professor of psychology at the University of Oslo in 2008, and was later promoted to professor.

Awards

*Honorary member of the Norwegian Psychological Association, 2010 *Human Rights Prize of Amnesty International Norway, 2009 *Bjørn Kristiansen Memorial Award, 1996 *Human Rights Prize of the University of Oslo, 2018Nora Sveaass får tildelt UiOs menneskerettighetspris
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