Welcome to our blog, the Human Righter. We shed light on contemporary human rights issues and comment on human rights developments. We dig deep into our focus areas within human rights, discuss SDGs and human rights. You will also find … Continue reading » “COP26, climate justice and human rights: towards a grounds-up international law?”
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The Road to Kunming
At a recent webinar, experts and participants in negotiations for a new global deal for nature protection shared their insight into progress so far, writes Catherine Early.
Success at COP15, the UN biodiversity conference next year, will depend on how … Continue reading » “The Road to Kunming”
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The World Has Failed on Biodiversity Targets
Humanity’s report card for achievement against biodiversity targets to protect global wildlife and plant life is in; the world must act hard and fast to avert catastrophe, writes Catherine Early.
The world has failed to fully meet any of the … Continue reading » “The World Has Failed on Biodiversity Targets”
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Meet Senior Researcher Matthew Scott
In a new series of blog posts, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute will be presenting its staff members and the research that is currently being conducted at the institute.
With everyday manifestations of disasters and climate change that force people to … Continue reading » “Meet Senior Researcher Matthew Scott”
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Climate Change, Disasters and the Refugee Convention
Despite the continued use of the term in media reporting about human mobility in the context of disasters and climate change, it has long been established in academic circles that ‘climate refugees’ do not exist. The definition of a refugee … Continue reading » “Climate Change, Disasters and the Refugee Convention”
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Achieving Sustainable, Inclusive and Climate-Resilient Cities
Recently, Gabriella Fredriksson, head of RWI’s Inclusive Societies team, was joined by civil servants from Indonesia, Zimbabwe and Turkey in Lund as part of a new programme on Sustainable, Inclusive and Climate-Resistant Cities.
This was the second step of … Continue reading » “Achieving Sustainable, Inclusive and Climate-Resilient Cities”
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Why Environmental Rights are Human Rights
Can you link environmental protection to peacebuilding and human rights?
Yes indeed, says Maria Andrea Nardi. She is an affiliated researcher at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.
Nardi participates in an interdisciplinary research project … Continue reading » “Why Environmental Rights are Human Rights”
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