Anadolu University in Turkey, in cooperation with RWI’s Turkey Programme, will host the world’s preeminent conference on justice education this July.The Global Alliance for Justice Education’s 8th Worldwide Conference will be held at Anadolu University from 22-28 July 2015. To … Continue reading » “Protecting Human Rights is a Major Issue”
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Turkish Law Students Make History in Human Rights Moot Court
Law students in Turkey just made history by participating in the first ever moot court competition for human rights.
The students were stressed, says Serkan Köybaşi, who works in the Law Faculty at Bahcesehir University in Istanbul and was one … Continue reading » “Turkish Law Students Make History in Human Rights Moot Court”
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Shaping Societies Based on Human Rights and the Rule of Law
Speaking at a workshop of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme Network of Institutes (PNI) this week, Mikael Johansson, adviser on strategic planning and quality assurance at RWI, said that a recent Doha Declaration is the … Continue reading » “Shaping Societies Based on Human Rights and the Rule of Law”
Continue readingNew Action Plan for Business and Human Rights in Malaysia
The deputy secretary of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia says she hopes a new national action plan on business and human rights in the country will influence businesses to have more respect for human rights in relation to working … Continue reading » “New Action Plan for Business and Human Rights in Malaysia”
Continue readingApply for human rights internship today
RWI is seeking an intern to assist in the development and promotion of its unique National Human Rights Institutions Database Project.
Under the supervision of both the head of the NHRI Unit at the Department of International Programmes and the … Continue reading » “Apply for human rights internship today”
Continue readingHelping Children Get Back on the Right Track
The Asia-Pacific Council for Juvenile Justice organized its second training event in Thailand this week. The council is a network of institutions and experts within the field of juvenile justice that is coordinated by the International Juvenile Justice Observatory.
The … Continue reading » “Helping Children Get Back on the Right Track”
Continue reading“NHRI’s need to bring the actors into the room”
During a recent workshop on business, human rights and the environment for Southeast Asian National Human Rights Institutions, we spoke to Dianto Bachradi. He is commissioner at Komnas HAM, the Indonesian National Human Rights Commission. He is passionate when … Continue reading » ““NHRI’s need to bring the actors into the room””
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“It’s basically about operationalising abstract human rights standards”
RWI had a group of staff members attending the 13th UN Conference on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Doha in April. We took a few minutes to speak to one of them. Merethe Borge MacLeod, head of RWI’s … Continue reading » ““It’s basically about operationalising abstract human rights standards””
Continue readingWhat our new study on juvenile justice in ASEAN countries reveals
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute presented a report today that concludes that the number of juveniles below the age of 18 who are deprived of their liberty in ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries could be reduced significantly if proper … Continue reading » “What our new study on juvenile justice in ASEAN countries reveals”
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