The Oslo Coalition projects in the former Soviet Union republics in Caucasus have the following aims:

1. To establish national NGOs of representatives from different religions and Faith Communities, Human Rights Organisations and the academia. The purpose of this project group is to promote the freedom of religion or Belief and strengthen the work for tolerance and understanding between individuals and groups affiliated with different religions
2. To give support to leaders of different religious communities in developing strategies to promote freedom of religion or belief.

3. To challenge religious leaders from various religious communities to develop an internal acceptance in justifying the universal human rights in general, freedom of religion or belief specifically, with reference to their own religious traditions.
4. To hold discussions on the constitution of the country, the laws concerning religious faith with reference to existing International Conventions. The implementation of this on a national and local level is of special importance.

In 2008:

Due to budget cuts we are unable to do more in 2008 than to start making contacts and preparations for a conference in Tblisi 2009, in order to follow up the recommendation from the 2007 Roundtable: to find a possibility for a discussion on challenges of the multi-religious society and FORB in a wider forum or conference consisting of academics, politicians, human rights organisations, other representatives of civil society together with religious leaders. This has to be prepared on a long term basis.

In 2007:

In Tblisi in December, together with our Georgian partners, Union 21st Century, the Oslo Coalition organised and facilitated a roundtable conference in Georgia for religious leaders entitled: "The Shared Concept of the Golden Rule" where representatives from each of the participating religious communities presented their interpretation of the principle of the “Golden Rule” and its implementation in a multi-religious society. See the programme here

In Baku in December the Oslo Coalition, together with IRLA Azerbadsjan, facilitated a workshop on ethics and conflict sensitivity in religious journalism entitled "Truth, Freedom and Respect". See report here (report in Norwegian), and article in "Vårt Land" (also in Norwegian).

Earlier projects:

October 2005: In response to the 2004 conference in Tblisi, Oslo Coalition organised a study tour for Georgian religious leaders from both majority religion and the minority religions. The aim was to study majority-minority relations in Norway and the implementation of the FORB standards in Norwegian society.

December 2004: the Oslo Coalition together with ODIHR ( OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights) and the International Center for Law and Religious Studies at Brigham Young University (US) organised the conference Religion, Tolerance and law in Georgia: International Standards and Domestic Needs in Tbilisi.

In 2002-2003, three conferences with the aim of establishing local and national NGOs were arranged:
- Zheleznovodsk, North Caucasus 25 - 26. September 2002,
- Baku, Azerbaijan 30th September - 1st of October 2002 and
- Almaty, Kazakhstan 14th - 15th May 2003.

By participating and supporting several conferences on "Religion, tolerance and Human Rights" at the Russian Academy of State Service, Moscow, the Oslo Coalition has built a network of contacts and co-operating partners in the former Soviet Union. The most important is the Euro-Asian Chapter of the International Religious Liberty Association (IRLA).