Can you link environmental protection to peacebuilding and human rights? Yes indeed, says Maria Andrea Nardi. She is an affiliated researcher at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. Nardi participates in an interdisciplinary research project focused on environmental policies and peacebuilding in post-conflict Uganda and Colombia. She works together with RWI…
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute welcomes you to the launch of the book “Rescuing Human Rights: A Radically Moderate Approach” by Hurst Hannum on May 28, 14.00-15-30. The development of human rights is one of the most significant achievements in international relations and law since 1945. However, the concept is constantly challenged. Actors like authoritarian regimes and nationalists…
What is the connection between human rights, gender equality and environment? This was the focus of The Raoul Wallenberg Institute’s recent workshop in Bangkok. The workshop was part of the Regional Human Rights Research Initiative 2019 in Asia, and researchers from across the region joined to strengthen their skills and knowledge on the different topics.…
PhD Camilla Ida Ravnbøl from University of Copenhagen recently presented her main findings from her PhD thesis “Bottle Hunters: An Ethnography of Law and Life among Homeless Roma in Copenhagen.” The Roma are part of the Copenhagen cityscape, yet barely noticed by the other residents. Nevertheless, they are at the heart of political debates about destitute EU…
Leonard Feld, PhD student at the European University Institute in Florence, is visiting RWI in Lund until July. He focuses on how European legislation nudges corporations to prevent or address negative human rights impacts of their business. We sat down with him to hear more about his research and what change he hopes to create.…
