Helen Håkonsholm

About

Highly committed and driven international human rights and security professional; holding a unique skill set that combines a background from international criminal law, human rights investigations, field operations and diplomacy.

Experience

• Adviser on Police Reform at OSCE
  Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

• Standby Roster Member at Norwegian Resource Bank for Democracy and Human Rights - NORDEM
  Nov 2017 - Present · 8 yrs 8 mos

  The Norwegian Resource Bank for Democracy and Human Rights (NORDEM) is a civilian capacity provider specialised in human rights and democratization.

• Case Manager at the International Police Cooperation Section at Kripos
  May 2022 - Sep 2025 · 3 yrs 5 mos

• Senior Adviser at Sivilombudet
  Mar 2020 - Jul 2022 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  Preventive Human Rights Investigations National Preventive Mechanism against Torture and Ill-Treatment

• OSCE (Mariupol, Donetsk, Ukraine)
  • Monitoring Officer acting as Hub Deputy Reporting Coordinator, Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
    Jun 2018 - Mar 2020 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Monitoring Officer acting as Patrol Group Leader, Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
    Jul 2017 - Jun 2018 · 1 yr

  • Monitoring Officer, Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
    Jan 2017 - Jul 2017 · 7 mos