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Exposing … Continue reading » “Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon and COVID-19”
Continue readingThis year, the world is in a different state which is why Almedalen in Sweden was cancelled. Almedalen, Sweden, was the first ever ‘People’s meeting ‘ in Europe. The Almedal week is Sweden’s most important political forum. Today, such meetings … Continue reading » “Racism: Is Europe Any Better?”
Continue reading… Continue reading » “Magnifying Inequalities for the Roma During the COVID-19 Pandemic” Continue readingI did not go to the shelter to sleep; I only slept in our car, because I am afraid of
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”
Continue reading… Continue reading » “Highlights of 2019” Continue readingDemocracy and human rights is what the Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI)
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 readingMatthew 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,
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 readingWith the rest of the world, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute has been horrified by the death of George Floyd and the deep-seated social injustices that it represents.
The institute is hopeful of the conversations that now unfold and the worldwide … Continue reading » “Structural Racism is a Reality”
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