A semester ago we interviewed Rathana Ken, the Master’s Programme student from Cambodia who was awarded a scholarship from the Cambodian Programme of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. Now, already established in Lund for quite … Continue reading » ““The Situation in the Rural Areas Needs to Improve””
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January 17: Light a Candle in Honour of Raoul Wallenberg
January 17, 2015 marked 70 years since Raoul Wallenberg’s disappearance. This Sunday at 16:30, a ceremony will be held at Raoul Wallenberg Square in Stockholm, Sweden in honour of Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who rescued thousands of Hungarian Jews … Continue reading » “January 17: Light a Candle in Honour of Raoul Wallenberg”
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The institute recently sent a number of representatives to the 6th International Human Rights Education Conference in the Netherlands. RWI’s main panel discussion centred around the institute’s work throughout the world to promote human rights through education and research.
The … Continue reading » ““Human Rights Education is an Efficient Method That Leads to Change””
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“There are still many gender stereotypes in the Belarusian society”
“Gender is treated as a cross-cutting issue in the Institute’s cooperation with Belarus,” says Olga Bezbozhna, Programme Officer at RWI.
Since the Institute has an academic cooperation and works with academic institutions in Belarus, the cooperation contributes to the … Continue reading » ““There are still many gender stereotypes in the Belarusian society””
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Increasing the Awareness of Human Rights Literature in Cambodia
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute cooperates with two universities in Cambodia, both with libraries with human rights material. RWI librarian Karl Adam Tiderman went to Cambodia last week to meet with representatives from these libraries to follow up on what has … Continue reading » “Increasing the Awareness of Human Rights Literature in Cambodia”
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Over 60 Human Rights Teachers Meet in China
Each year, human rights teachers from across China come together to exchange experiences and discuss recent developments in human rights education. The Raoul Wallenberg Institute was the main organizer of this year’s meeting held in Wuhan, China last weekend, where … Continue reading » “Over 60 Human Rights Teachers Meet in China”
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Human Rights and Peace Education in Turkey
Selcuk University’s Human Rights Centre recently organized its 4th annual human rights summer school. The Raoul Wallenberg Institute supported its establishment four years ago and since 2011 the school is carrying out various human rights related events in Konya, Turkey. … Continue reading » “Human Rights and Peace Education in Turkey”
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People Should Know More About Human Rights
Boualaphiane Sisouk teaches international law and human rights at the National University of Laos. She is one of the fellows who is spending the fall in Lund, working on her research project on current attitudes of ASEAN countries towards … Continue reading » “People Should Know More About Human Rights”
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When you do something good, you don’t have to get permission from anyone
Simon Karunagaram has worked with human rights in Malaysia for over 15 years, and now he will spend three months in Lund doing research on protection of the victims of human trafficking. Simon is one of four fellows from Asia … Continue reading » “When you do something good, you don’t have to get permission from anyone”
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