A recently completed four-year programme in Indonesia between the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute supported increased compliance of international human rights standards in Indonesian prisons.
In an article on Sida’s website, the agency … Continue reading » “Conditions improve in Indonesian prisons”
Continue readingMoises Nazario Pereira works in the Human Rights Education and Promotion department at the Provedoria for Human Rights and Justice of Timor-Leste. He’s working on developing a human rights manual for police officers during his fellowship at the Institute in … Continue reading » “Developing a human rights manual for police officers”
Continue readingThe Institute’s Visiting Professor Brian Burdekin, AO, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of South Australia at the morning graduation ceremony at the Adelaide Convention Centre on Wednesday August 20. UniSA Vice Chancellor Professor David Lloyd says Prof … Continue reading » “Visiting Professor Brian Burdekin awarded Honorary Doctorate by University of South Australia”
Continue readingProgramme Assistant RWI Amman Office (Only open for applicants with Jordanian citizenship)
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) is an independent academic institution established in 1984. The mission of the … Continue reading » “Vacancy – Programme Assistant RWI MENA”
Continue readingToday RWI has signed a cooperation agreement with Sida for a new three-year programme in China. The programme will continue to focus on capacity building in human rights for academic institutions and institutions within the administration of justice, such as … Continue reading » “New China Programme”
Continue readingThe final workshop within the framework of the Expert Accreditation Programme, targeting staff members of African NHRIs, was carried out at the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in May. The programme has been implemented in partnership with the Network … Continue reading » “Expert Accreditation Programme finalized”
Continue readingThe Institute currently implements a training course in Thalat, Laos, for approximately 20 human rights researchers from Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. This is the first workshop in a series of events in 2014 that aims at increasing the capacities of … Continue reading » “Human rights research workshop in Laos”
Continue readingThe Institute’s Jakarta office is organizing a study visit to Thailand from 9-13 September in partnership with the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of Indonesia. The main objective of the visit is to study Thai experiences in implementing aspects … Continue reading » “Indonesian Ministry of Law and Human Rights visits Thailand”
Continue readingIn cooperation with its partner, the Vietnamese Institute for Human Rights, the Institute has organized two training workshops on International Human Rights Law and the Role and Functions of National Human Rights Institutions. The workshops was held in Hanoi, Vietnam, … Continue reading » “Training workshops in Vietnam”
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