In August 2018, Lund’s city council appointed Lund as a Human Rights City. This made Lund the first Human Rights City in both Sweden and in Scandinavia. The decision was preceded by work in cooperation with the Raoul Wallenberg … Continue reading » “Covid-19: The City of Lund – Two Years as a Human Rights City”
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Now is When We Negotiate Our Common Future
Maria Green, Visting Professor, Human Rights and Development, on Covid-19 and our future.
Last week I wrote a post about human rights and the Covid-19 response. It was geared towards public decision-makers of good will who are grappling … Continue reading » “Now is When We Negotiate Our Common Future”
Continue readingCOVID-19 and Human Rights
Matthew Scott, Head of People on the move Thematic Area and Senior Researcher, on Covid-19 and Human Rights in general.
… Continue reading » “COVID-19 and Human Rights” Continue reading‘The pandemic has revealed strengths and weaknesses in our societies, and highlighted the importance of protecting human rights before,
Covid-19: Correcting Corona
Much has been written in recent months about the threats posed by the Covid-19 crisis to the human rights of people in contact with the law, and in particular those who are incarcerated. Less, perhaps, is known about how an … Continue reading » “Covid-19: Correcting Corona”
Continue readingA Human Rights-Based Approach Saves Lives, Now and in the Future
Blogpost on COVID-19 and Human Rights-Based Approach by Maria Green, Visiting Professor at Raoul Wallenberg Institute.
In times of crisis, a human rights-based approach becomes more essential, not less.
In times of crisis, a human rights-based approach becomes more … Continue reading » “A Human Rights-Based Approach Saves Lives, Now and in the Future ”
Continue readingCOVID-19: Crisis-Individual Risk Perception and Governments’ Decision Making
Lejla Sunagic, a PhD student, is working on a project that aims to better understand how Syrian refugees in the Middle East make decisions on whether to stay in the first countries of asylum or move forward.
… Continue reading » “COVID-19: Crisis-Individual Risk Perception and Governments’ Decision Making ” Continue readingCOVID-19: Health or Privacy. Do We Have to Choose?
This blog post considers human rights dimensions in regard to GDPR and privacy, in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Written by Adjunct Professor Katrin Nyman Metcalf, Department of Law, School of Business and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia;
… Continue reading » “COVID-19: Health or Privacy. Do We Have to Choose?” Continue readingCOVID-19: Intersectional Lessons
Blogpost on COVID-19 and intersectional lessons by Professor Gerard Quinn, Raoul Wallenberg Chair of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.
A quick search for ‘intersectionality’ on Google reveals over 13 million results! As a concept it remains wooly and purely … Continue reading » “COVID-19: Intersectional Lessons”
Continue readingCOVID-19: Rights and Resilience in Our Food Systems
Amanda Lyons, Executive Director of the Human Rights Center at the University of Minnesota Law School, writes on the widespread disruptions to our food systems and the human-rights implications.
… Continue reading » “COVID-19: Rights and Resilience in Our Food Systems” Continue readingCOVID-19 is a wakeup call for food systems that must