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Webinar Recording: Sweden is Catching Up on Human Rights

  • June 10, 2021February 10, 2022

On 9 June, the Swedish Parliament voted for creating a long-overdue body for human rights promotion and protection, the Swedish National Institute for Human Rights.

In the aftermath of this historic decision, we discussed critical issues, including the implications for

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The Swedish National Institute for Human Rights

  • June 10, 2021February 10, 2022

On 1 January 2022, a long-overdue body for human rights promotion and protection in Sweden, the Swedish National Institute for Human Rights, became operational.  Like the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, this new National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) is based in Lund.… Continue reading » “The Swedish National Institute for Human Rights”

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What Are National Human Rights Institutions?

  • June 3, 2021June 9, 2021

A National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) is an independent and specialised institution promoting, protecting and monitoring human rights. Such institutions exist in a number* of countries. To become an NHRI, an institute must be compliant with the UN Paris Principles… Continue reading » “What Are National Human Rights Institutions?”

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