Alejandro Fuentes, a senior researcher at RWI, has written a research brief, a summary of a larger research paper that he first presented at the 12th Annual European Society of International Law (ESIL) Conference on “How International Law … Continue reading » “New Research Brief: Indigenous Peoples’ Right to Land”
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Helena Reisdahl Presents her Study on Education in Ethiopia
Helena Reisdahl, a social worker with broad experience of working with issues related to women’s rights, went to Ethipia on a Minor Field Study grant from the RWI to find out what it would take to have more girls … Continue reading » “Helena Reisdahl Presents her Study on Education in Ethiopia”
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RWI’s director, Morten Kjaerum, recently spoke at the Connecting Law and Memory conference in Mechelen, Belgium.
This conference focused on training courses in human rights for law enforcement and civil servants based on Holocaust and genocide studies with an
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Asking Mothers of the Next Generation What to Do
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What would it take to get more girls to complete primary education in Ethiopia?
That’s what Helena Reisdahl, an RWI Minor Field Study grant holder, went to Ethiopia to investigate.
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute … Continue reading » “Asking Mothers of the Next Generation What to Do”
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The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law has launched a new initiative aimed to help community-based organizations increase political participation of refugees and marginalized groups in … Continue reading » “New Inclusion Academy Launched”
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Lund Can Become Sweden’s First Human Rights City
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The Lund City municipal council voted today to start a cooperation with the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law to bring the municipality one step closer to becoming Sweden’s first human … Continue reading » “Lund Can Become Sweden’s First Human Rights City”
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Swedish Human Rights City Project Underway
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute and the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR) have started a cooperation on human rights in Swedish municipalities and regions.
The Swedish Human Rights City Project aims to set out standards for … Continue reading » “Swedish Human Rights City Project Underway”
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RWI Senior Researcher Alejandro Fuentes recently wrote a research brief proposing a critical legal analysis of the jurisprudence of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights regarding indigenous peoples’ rights to lands, participation, and consultation.
This summary proposes a critical legal … Continue reading » “New Research Brief on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights to Lands”
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New Policy Brief: Inconvenient Human Rights
Martha F. Davis and Natasha Ryan present a new policy brief, based on a full report published earlier this year, that concludes that Sweden has an obligation to provide water and sanitation that meet basic human rights standards.
“Access to … Continue reading » “New Policy Brief: Inconvenient Human Rights”
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