Affiliated Scholars

Thérèse Murphy is professor of law and director of the Health & Human Rights Unit at Queen’s University Belfast. She is also chairperson of the European Master’s on Human Rights and Democratisation, and serves on the governing council of … Continue reading » “Thérèse Murphy”

Manfred Nowak is the independent expert leading the UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty. He carries out this function in close cooperation with the European Inter-University Center for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC) in Venice, which he is … Continue reading » “Manfred Nowak”

Karol is currently working as an Associate Professor of Law at Lund University in Sweden. He is currently the course director of the course Human Rights in practice in collaboration with RWI.

Prior to his current positions, Karol worked as … Continue reading » “Karol Nowak”

Ilhami has a Masters degree in International Human Rights Law (2002) from Lund University, and a PhD (2007) from Kent University (UK). He was awarded post-doctoral grant from the Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (FORMAS) … Continue reading » “Ilhami Alkan Olsson”

Malin Oud is a China expert with over 25 years’ experience in the field of human rights, rule of law and sustainable development. She is co-founder and managing director of The Decoding China Project and works as an analyst and … Continue reading » “Malin Oud”

Professor Gerard Quinn is a leading authority on international and comparative disability law and policy and is a professor of law at NUI Galway. Professor Quinn led the delegation of Rehabilitation International during the UN disability treaty negotiations and has … Continue reading » “Gerard Quinn”

Marta Siciarek is a migration expert at Association of Polish Cities and co-founder of Human Rights Cities Institute. Marta has over 15 years experience in the field of migration, integration, antidiscriminaton and inclusion. She has worked across sectors, founding Immigrants … Continue reading » “Marta Siciarek”

Lyal S. Sunga is a visiting Professor at the American University of Rome, Italy, Visiting Professor at Strathmore University Law School in Nairobi, Kenya and RWI’s Visiting Professor at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. He is a former Head of the … Continue reading » “Lyal S. Sunga”

Ana Maria Vargas holds a Ph.D. in Sociology of Law from Lund University and the University of Milan. She is currently Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology of Law at Lund University, where she also serves as Director of … Continue reading » “Ana Maria Vargas Falla”

Christie S. Warren is Professor of the Practice of International and Comparative Law and founding Director of the Center for Comparative Legal Studies & Post-Conflict Peacebuilding. She holds a BA with Distinction from the University of California at Berkeley, a … Continue reading » “Christie Warren”

Dr. Meng ZHANG worked with the RWI China Program and the thematic area of human rights and the environment, Meng’s research focused on human rights, the role of civil society, and public participation in addressing climate change, especially during … Continue reading » “Meng Zhang”