To Associated Press, Regarding: Christine Rehn Jensen. Deliberate Misinformation Campaign Against Rettssikkerhet for alle.

To:

Associated Press — Editorial Standards & Complaints

From:

Foreningen Rettssikkerhet for alle (Legal Rights for all)

Date:

June 10, 2026

Subject:

Formal complaint regarding deliberate misrepresentation to AP by Christine Rehn Jensen

1. WHO WE ARE

Foreningen Rettssikkerhet for alle is a registered Norwegian civil society organization with 700 members. We serve as a documentation and information platform for bereaved families, legal experts, and whistleblowers in cases where individuals have been subjected to serious injustice by public institutions.

We have 80,000 followers across social media platforms and have accumulated over 25 million views of our documentation work. Our work is supported by a team of legal experts, former intelligence professionals, and forensic medical specialists operating across Norway and internationally.

We are not a fringe group. We are not conspiracy theorists. We are a legitimate human rights organization — formally registered under Norwegian law.

2. THE MATTER AT HAND

We have become aware that Christine Rehn Jensen, a Norwegian journalist and author, contacted Associated Press to inform your organization that a press release distributed on our behalf came from — in her own words — "a group of borderless activists who share conspiracy theories and not from a serious human rights organization."

Ms. Jensen made this statement publicly on Facebook, confirming that she deliberately contacted AP with the intention of discrediting our organization and causing the withdrawal of our press release.

The press release in question was distributed by a professional PR agency specializing in human rights communications, acting on our behalf after independently reviewing the documentation in the Shada Al-Barghouti case. The press release was subsequently withdrawn — without our organization or the agency being notified or given the opportunity to respond.

3. WHO IS CHRISTINE REHN JENSEN?

Christine Rehn Jensen is a journalist and first-time author. She published a book titled «Mamma er konspirasjonsteoretiker» (My Mother is a Conspiracy Theorist) on the Res Publica publishing house in autumn 2025.

She has no relevant qualifications in relation to the Shada Al-Barghouti case:

— She has not read the police investigation documents

— She has not spoken with Shada's parents or family

— She has not reviewed the witness statements from those present after Shada's death

— She has not reviewed the forensic documentation suggesting the ligature around Shada's neck was applied post-mortem

— She holds no forensic, legal, or medical expertise relevant to this case

Her characterization of our organization as a "conspiracy theory" group is not based on any review of evidence. It is based solely on her interest in promoting her book — a book that profits commercially from the public attention surrounding the Shada case, which our organization - among others - brought to national and international attention.

The book has received a minimum of 13 documented national media features — including Aftenposten (major portrait interview + reader chronicle), VG (news article + separate editorial justification for coverage), Dagbladet (review), NRK Studio 2/P2 (radio interview), NRK Trygdekontoret (podcast), Morgenbladet, Aftenbladet, Forskning.no, Samtiden, and Teknisk Ukeblad. This is exceptional coverage for a debut book from a small publisher with no prize nominations.

For comparison: Rana Issa's «Tung tids tale» and Jenny Hval — both nominated for the Booksellers' Non-Fiction Prize 2025 and both significantly more established authors — received solid but considerably more modest coverage. Neither received two separate NRK platforms, a VG feature with its own editorial justification, and a major Aftenposten interview.

Estimated total income from the book to date: NOK 220,000–500,000 — including the state-funded library purchase scheme (Kulturrådet), which alone pays NOK 110,000–229,000 to author and publisher, plus royalties of approximately NOK 56 per copy sold at standard contract rates of 13% of the retail price of NOK 429.

4. THE SHADA AL-BARGHOUTI CASE — BRIEF SUMMARY

Shada Al-Barghouti was a 16-year-old girl of Palestinian-Norwegian origin who died on June 1, 2019, at a Stendi AS institution in Norway. The official conclusion was suicide by hanging.

Our organization, working with independent forensic experts — including Dr. Rodgeir Vinsrygg — has documented a series of serious concerns about the investigation:

— Forensic evidence suggesting the ligature was applied post-mortem

— Witness testimony describing extensive bodily injuries inconsistent with the official cause of death

— Procedural failures in the police investigation amounting to violations of Norway's Criminal Procedure Act §§ 224 and 228

— Potential violations of the European Convention on Human Rights, Article 2 (right to life — procedural obligations)

— Concerns about compliance with the Attorney General's quality circular on investigation of deaths in institutional care

These are not conspiracy theories. These are documented, evidence-based concerns raised by qualified professionals and submitted through formal legal channels in Norway and internationally.

5. THE LEGAL VIOLATIONS UNDER NORWEGIAN LAW

Ms. Jensen's actions constitute potential violations of multiple provisions of Norwegian law:

Skadeserstatningsloven § 3-6 (Damages Act — Defamation): The Act establishes liability for damages for anyone who makes defamatory statements — false or misleading assertions capable of damaging the reputation of a person or organization. Ms. Jensen's characterization of our organization as purveyors of "conspiracy theories" to Associated Press — the world's largest news agency — with the direct result that our press release was withdrawn and our international reputation damaged, constitutes such a defamatory act.

Straffeloven § 266 (Penal Code — Harassment / Breach of Peace): This provision covers conduct that harasses or violates another party's peace through persistent or aggressive behaviour. Ms. Jensen's public campaign — including contacting AP, publicly naming and shaming our followers, and encouraging others to unfollow member businesses by name — constitutes a pattern of harassing conduct.

Personopplysningsloven og GDPR artikkel 5 (Personal Data Act and GDPR Article 5): Ms. Jensen has publicly named individual followers of our organization — private persons, small businesses, and local associations — without their consent and with the apparent purpose of causing them harm. This constitutes unlawful processing of personal data under Norwegian and EU law.

Markedsføringsloven § 26 (Marketing Act — Misleading Business Practices): To the extent that Ms. Jensen's campaign constitutes a commercially motivated effort to damage a competitor in the public discourse — driven by the commercial interests of her book — it may also constitute a violation of the prohibition against misleading commercial practices.

6. THE PATTERN OF COORDINATION

We draw Associated Press's attention to the following sequence of events, which we believe warrants scrutiny:

1. VG (Norway's largest tabloid) publishes a major campaign series against Foreningen Rettssikkerhet for alle and against those who have raised questions about the Shada case.

2. Shortly thereafter, NRK (Norway's public broadcaster) begins using Christine Rehn Jensen as its recurring expert on "conspiracy environments" — directly linked to coverage of the Shada case.

3. Jensen then contacts Associated Press to discredit our international press release — and confirms this publicly on Facebook.

Three major media actors. The same message. The same timing. We are not in a position to establish whether this is coordinated. But we believe the pattern is significant and warrants transparency.

7. OUR REQUEST TO ASSOCIATED PRESS

We respectfully request that Associated Press:

1. Reviews the information provided to your organization by Christine Rehn Jensen in its proper context.

2. Notes that Ms. Jensen acted with a direct commercial interest in discrediting our organization — she profits from public negative attention to the Shada case, which our organization generated.

3. Considers reinstating or independently evaluating the press release that was withdrawn as a result of her intervention.

4. Recognizes our organization as a legitimate civil society actor with 700 members, qualified expert advisors, and a documented track record of serious human rights work in Norway.

We are available for any questions and can provide full documentation of all claims made in this complaint, including Ms. Jensen's public Facebook statement, forensic expert assessments, police documents, and witness statements.

8. CONTACT

Foreningen Rettssikkerhet for alle

Norway

Website: rettssikkerhetforalle.org

This complaint is submitted in good faith and in the interest of accurate and fair reporting by the world's most widely distributed news agency.