This report is based on research conducted in the context of the project ‘ClimMobil – Judicial and policy responses to climate change-related mobility in the European Union with a focus on Austria and Sweden’ (KR18AC0K14747) funded by the Austrian Climate … Continue reading » “Disaster-related displacement into Europe: Judicial practice in Austria and Sweden”
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Human Rights Cities and SDGs in the Asia region in 2019
This report is a result of a study of Human Rights Cities and SDGs in the Asia region in 2019. The study investigates the process of adoption and institutionalization of the Human Rights City concept, and the challenges of realizing … Continue reading » “Human Rights Cities and SDGs in the Asia region in 2019”
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Localising Human Rights in The Context of SDGs : A handbook for Cities
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) Regional Asia Pacific office officially launched a handbook for cities on localising human rights in the context of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This handbook was developed in collaboration with … Continue reading » “Localising Human Rights in The Context of SDGs : A handbook for Cities”
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Nordic Norms, Natural Disasters, and International Protection
In international law, new norms can emerge through the identification and development of effective practices. This article examines Swedish, Finnish and, less closely, other Nordic countries’ contributions to the slow process of norm emergence in relation to cross-border displacement in … Continue reading » “Nordic Norms, Natural Disasters, and International Protection”
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The challenge and promises of intersectionality in Morocco : a toolkit to identify, expose and dismantle multiple and intersectional discriminations
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This publication “the challenges and promises of intersectionality in Morocco” (“les défis et les promesses de intersectionalité au Maroc”; “تحديات ووعود التَّقَاطُعِيَّة في المغرب”), was developed with NGOs in Morocco. Together with her collegue
The Element of Severe Pain in the Definition of Torture
This publication presents guidelines developed by RWI in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia, for interpreting and applying the terms “severe physical pain or mental suffering” in compliance with international standards.
The … Continue reading » “The Element of Severe Pain in the Definition of Torture”
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Climate Change, Disasters and Internal Displacement in Asia and the Pacific: A Human Rights-Based Approach
Dr. Matthew Scott, head of our thematic area People on the Move, has published an edited volume on the topic of internal displacement.
This book examines how states in eight countries across Asia and the Pacific address internal displacement in … Continue reading » “Climate Change, Disasters and Internal Displacement in Asia and the Pacific: A Human Rights-Based Approach”
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