One of the biggest tests for a society committed to human rights lies in the way it treats persons in conflict with the law and in particular persons deprived of their liberty. In most countries in the world, it is … Continue reading » “Good Prison Practice Seminar Organised in Lund”
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Improving Cooperation Between Vietnam and the EU in the Field of Human Rights
Mr. Nguyen Huu Hung and Mr. Nguyen Hoai Nghia from the Permanent Office of Vietnam National Steering Committee on Human Rights are spending seven weeks at RWI in Lund researching the relationship between the European Union (EU) and Vietnam.
“Our … Continue reading » “Improving Cooperation Between Vietnam and the EU in the Field of Human Rights”
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Important That Sweden Doesn’t Slide Backwards in Terms of Human Rights, says Pillay
Hundreds of people are gathering in Gothenburg this week for the Swedish Human Rights Forum, the largest venue for human rights in Scandinavia.
RWI’s director Morten Kjaerum joined the opening of the forum with Navi Pillay, the former High Commissioner … Continue reading » “Important That Sweden Doesn’t Slide Backwards in Terms of Human Rights, says Pillay”
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What is the Relationship Between Health and Human Rights?
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One of the events the Institute will organize during the Swedish Forum for Human Rights next week is a panel discussion focusing on the Right to Health. We met with Visiting Professor Maria Green… Continue reading » “What is the Relationship Between Health and Human Rights?”
Continue readingThe Current Struggle of the African and Afro-descendant Diaspora
The Swedish Forum for Human Rights will take place in Gothenburg on November 9 and 10. It is the largest human rights venue in Scandinavia, and this year’s theme is racism. The Institute is one of the organizers, and will … Continue reading » “The Current Struggle of the African and Afro-descendant Diaspora”
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“Discrimination Limits a Person’s Basic Freedoms in Everyday Life”
RWI’s Director Morten Kjaerum traveled to Istanbul over the weekend to speak at Istanbul University’s International Crime and Punishment Film Festival.
The festival’s theme this year is discrimination based on race, ethnicity and religion.
In his address, Kjaerum spoke about … Continue reading » ““Discrimination Limits a Person’s Basic Freedoms in Everyday Life””
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Vietnamese Lawyer Talks About Protecting Human Rights
The law firm Mannheimer Swartling and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute just wrapped up a week-long human rights seminar in Stockholm. The aim of the project is to support lawyers around the world who are working to strengthen the protection of … Continue reading » “Vietnamese Lawyer Talks About Protecting Human Rights”
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Human Rights Tools That Impact Thousands of Lives
Photo: RWI’s Senior Researcher Radu Mares speaking at the “Developing a Human Rights Tool Box” seminar. Joachim Lundgren Photography
The law firm Mannheimer Swartling and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute are conductinga five-day human rights seminar this week in Stockholm.
The … Continue reading » “Human Rights Tools That Impact Thousands of Lives”
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Human Rights Institutes Call for a European Asylum Agency
The Association of Human Rights Institutes (AHRI) has called for the creation of a European Asylum Agency. The group says the EU bears a heavy responsibility to come up with more workable solutions for the refugee crisis in Europe.
AHRI … Continue reading » “Human Rights Institutes Call for a European Asylum Agency”
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