This week in Jordan the Raoul Wallenberg Institute and its partners are celebrating the outcomes of a programme in the Middle East and North Africa that has focused on increasing the exchange between Arab judicial systems to share best practices … Continue reading » “Celebrating Achievements for Judicial Cooperation in the MENA Region”
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Unique Workshop Held for Chinese Academics and NGO Workers
Ten Chinese academics and NGO workers participated in a workshop last week at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute’s offices in Lund and Stockholm in Sweden. The week-long workshop covered the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and development indicators from a human rights … Continue reading » “Unique Workshop Held for Chinese Academics and NGO Workers”
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“The Constitution Can Change Peoples’ Lives”
Dr. Admark Moyo from the Herbert Chitepo School of Law at Great Zimbabwe University in Masvingo, Zimbabwe is wrapping up his stay in Lund as a visiting researcher. Dr. Moyo was been awarded a grant for research projects in 2016 … Continue reading » ““The Constitution Can Change Peoples’ Lives””
Continue readingZimbabwean Human Rights Professionals in Lund for Unique Exchange
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute in cooperation with the Centre for Applied Legal Research (CALR), Zimbabwe, is conducting a professional training program on human rights in Lund this week that brings together Zimbabwean human rights professionals for a unique exchange.… Continue reading » “Zimbabwean Human Rights Professionals in Lund for Unique Exchange”
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Public Lecture: How National Human Rights Institutions Can Do More
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Ms. Meskerem Geset Techane, a human rights expert from Ethiopia, is coming to the RWI on Thursday to discuss how human rights monitoring can be improved with the help of national institutions.
The Raoul … Continue reading » “Public Lecture: How National Human Rights Institutions Can Do More”
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“If Our Library Grows, Our Students Will Grow Too”
Sophea Chea and Theany Thol, who work at the Pannasastra University in Phnom Penh, just completed a one-week study visit in Lund. They work with the Master’s Programme in Human Rights and its affiliated library, which form part of RWI’s … Continue reading » ““If Our Library Grows, Our Students Will Grow Too””
Continue readingNew Human Rights Master’s Programme in Korea on the agenda
Andreas Ljungholm, Director of RWI’s office in Cambodia, recently gave a presentation at a conference organised at Seoul National University on human rights education in Asia.
The conference, titled “Human Rights Education at Universities: Exploring Models of Human … Continue reading » “New Human Rights Master’s Programme in Korea on the agenda”
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Lund Can Become Sweden’s First Human Rights City
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The Lund City municipal council voted today to start a cooperation with the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law to bring the municipality one step closer to becoming Sweden’s first human … Continue reading » “Lund Can Become Sweden’s First Human Rights City”
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Human Rights Cubed?
The Raoul Wallenberg Academy is hosting an event involving human rights cubes in order to increase knowledge on human rights. The exhibition takes place in Kungsträdgården, Stockholm the 26-28 August (Friday to Sunday) from 11:00-18:00 PM.
We sat down with … Continue reading » “Human Rights Cubed?”
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