The Institute’s Rule of Law guide is meant to provide an orientation for politicians regarding the basic elements of the rule of law.
The Guide, Rule of Law: A guide for politicians, was inspired by discussions within the InterAction Council … Continue reading » “Rule of Law: A Guide for Politicians”
Continue readingMore TagThe next session of “Developing a Human Rights Tool Box – An international session for practising lawyers” is now open for applications. The target group for the session is as stated in the title, practicing lawyers, taking cases to … Continue reading » “Apply To The Next Developing a Human Rights Toolbox Session”
Continue readingMore TagThe Raoul Wallenberg Institute’s Regional Office in Amman and the Regional Office of the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner in Lebanon (OHCHR) recently signed a letter of cooperation to produce a joint training manual to be … Continue reading » “RWI and UN OHCHR Regional Office in Beirut to Produce Joint Training Manual”
Continue readingMore TagRWI and the Kenya Prisons Service (KPS) recently provided a basic training in the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, targeted at KPS staff members proposed for the position of Human Rights Officer (HRO).
Previously, this … Continue reading » “Training Human Rights Officers: Aidah Mnyolmo’s experience in Kenya”
Continue readingMore TagJonas Grimheden talked about the European Union’s counter-terrorism policies and their implications for human rights recently at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute.
As Senior Policy Manager at the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA), a decentralised center of fundamental rights expertise for the … Continue reading » “Human Rights are Part of the Solution to Terrorism”
Continue readingMore TagIrene Khan, the Director-General of the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), said weak institutions, competition for aid, and recurring conflict and violence are signs of the troubling times we are facing.
“What kind of future do we want to … Continue reading » “Khan Says Rule of Law Vital For Sustainable Development”
Continue readingMore TagIrene Khan, Director-General of the International Development Law Organisation (IDLO), will discuss how the rule of law is crucial and relevant to the economic, social and environmental dimensions of development laid out in the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals on … Continue reading » “Open lecture: Rule of Law Key in the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals”
Continue readingMore TagThe Institute recently organised an introductory workshop to clinical legal education in Zimbabwe in cooperation with the Herbert Chitepo School of Law and the International Commission of Jurist’s Zimbabwe programme
The objective of the workshop was to contribute to knowledge … Continue reading » “Moving Towards Clinical Legal Education Clinics in Zimbabwe”
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The Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI) organised a seminar recently with the Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) to begin to put together a plan to write a new textbook on human rights and the 2013 Zimbabwean constitution.
The seminar … Continue reading » “Towards a Textbook on Human Rights and the 2013 Zimbabwean Constitution”
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