During the past year Europe has been seriously challenged by the number of persons seeking asylum within the Union. … Continue reading » “Concluding Report from the Round Table on Social Inclusion of Refugees Now Available”
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RWI to Hold Side Event at 29th ICC Meeting
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Dr. Mohamed Musa Mahmodi, the Executive Director of the Afghanistan Human Rights Commission, will be on the panel.
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute is organizing a side event in Geneva today … Continue reading » “RWI to Hold Side Event at 29th ICC Meeting”
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Public Debate: EU Mobility, Begging and the Roma
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The Raoul Wallenberg Institute is hosting a panel discussion about EU citizens of Roma origin that have migrated to Lund, Malmö and Copenhagen, many of them to beg.
“Roma inclusion is one of the … Continue reading » “Public Debate: EU Mobility, Begging and the Roma”
Continue readingThe Human Rights Challenge of Genetic Engineering
What would the impact be on human rights if the genetic variants associated with IQ are discovered?
That is the question Dr. Benjamin Gregg will be discussing when he visits the Raoul Wallenberg Institute on 6 April.
In a public … Continue reading » “The Human Rights Challenge of Genetic Engineering”
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“The Real Challenge is to Have a Long-term Solution for Integration”
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute hosted a panel debate last week on how to promote a rights based inclusion and integration.
The director of the Institute, Morten Kjaerum, opened the discussion pointing to the relevance of integration and inclusion in Europe … Continue reading » ““The Real Challenge is to Have a Long-term Solution for Integration””
Continue readingPanel Debate: How to Promote Rights Based Inclusion and Integration?
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law will hold an open panel debate on 18 February to kick-off its new project for promoting human rights based inclusion in the Nordic and Baltic States.
Panel members will present … Continue reading » “Panel Debate: How to Promote Rights Based Inclusion and Integration?”
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Lund to Get its First-Ever Human Rights Film Festival
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law is hosting the Lund Human Rights Film Festival from March 4, 2016 to March 7, 2016.
During the four-day festival, nine human rights films will be screened and a number … Continue reading » “Lund to Get its First-Ever Human Rights Film Festival”
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Morten Kjaerum to Mark Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27
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RWI’s director Morten Kjaerum will participate in a programme on Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27, at Kulturen in Lund, Sweden.
Kjaerum will speak about the importance of compassion and about the … Continue reading » “Morten Kjaerum to Mark Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27”
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“If You Want to Fight Terrorism, Then Support Human Rights Around the World”
The EU’s Special Representative for Human Rights, Stavros Lambrinidis, passionately defended human rights during the 11th annual Anna Lindh Lecture.
“If you want to fight terrorism,” he said, “then support human rights around the world. This is part of the … Continue reading » ““If You Want to Fight Terrorism, Then Support Human Rights Around the World””
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