Non-discrimination and inclusion is about equality in dignity for all, the backbone of all human rights. It is about combating structural inequalities and exclusion and building fair and equal societies. Societies that empower and promote full political, social, and economic inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion, economic, or other status. Societies that leave no one behind.
Our aim and approach
Our aim is to ensure that all our work is contributing to this end. We do it by applying the human rights-based approach, guided by equality as a mainstreamed core principle. We also address different forms of inequalities and specific equal rights areas more specifically, based on challenges and needs in the contexts where we operate.
Since the start in 1984 we work strategically with stakeholders at national and regional levels to broaden and deepen knowledge and capacities to fulfil human rights and build inclusive societies.
As part of our long-term strategy, we also focus on strengthening systematic integration of human rights at the local level, in local governance. We contribute to the development of human rights-based approaches in cities and municipalities, both in Sweden and worldwide through research, capacity building and technical advice initiatives. At the local level we come closer to many everyday human rights challenges which also gives us a possibility to have a more direct impact in policy and practice.
Non-Discrimination and Inclusion staff
Anna Bruce
Anna Bruce is a legal scholar specialising in international human rights law, with particular expertise in equality and non-discrimination, disability rights, gender equality and the evolution of rights. Her research combines conceptual and normative analysis with empirical investigation of the conditions required for effective implementation of human rights at national and local levels.
Research Focus
Bruce examines how conceptions of humanity and human diversity, as well as the architecture of international human rights law, shape the evolution of rights through interpretation and the negotiation of new conventions. She contributed to the negotiations of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and continues to analyse how the Convention both upholds the universality of human rights and responds to disability as a historically neglected dimension of human diversity.
Building on her CRPD research, she explores the evolution of equality and non-discrimination in international law, including how disability, gender, age, and migration intersect to produce distinct patterns of exclusion—and corresponding legal responses.
Bruce’s research also addresses the international, national and local infrastructure responsible for implementing and monitoring international human rights norms. Her work focuses both on clarifying actionable state obligations and on identifying and overcoming systemic barriers within legislative, executive, and judicial institutions.
Engagement and Outreach
Bruce collaborates with Swedish public authorities, civil society organisations, municipalities, and international institutions such as the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. At the Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI), she leads the Institute’s work within FRANET, conducting national research and analysis for the EU Fundamental Rights Agency on developments concerning fundamental rights in Sweden.
Through these engagements, she translates normative and theoretical insights into tools, methodologies, policy guidance, public outreach and capacity development initiatives aimed at strengthening the realisation of human rights in Sweden and in RWI’s partner countries.
Teaching
Bruce teaches at Lund University at undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels, and supervises PhD candidates, in human rights, equality law, disability law, and research methodology. Her teaching integrates research-based insights with applied methods, supporting students in bridging theory and practice.
Through collaboration with civil society organisations in the Lund Disability Human Rights Clinic (Människorättspraktik) at the Faculty of Law, she supports students in working together with professional lawyers on real cases argued before the Swedish Supreme Court and the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Her pedagogical approach emphasises critical reflection, ethical awareness, and the ability to translate legal norms into concrete legal argumentation and institutional strategies.
Current Projects
Current projects include a monograph for Brill on the evolution of international human rights law through the conceptual development of equality, disability diversity, and rights/obligations, as well as an entry on the CRPD in the Elgar Encyclopaedia of Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law.
Windi Arini
Windi is currently the Regional Director for Asia Pacific (a.i.). She works from the Jakarta office and contributes to regional initiatives across Southeast Asia that strengthen access to justice, climate resilience, and rights-based local governance. Her work includes advancing RWI’s engagement with the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and supporting the development of regional tools on environmental adjudication.
Windi first joined RWI as a Programme Officer, where she focused on localising human rights in the context of the SDGs. She worked closely with local governments, academic institutions, and CSOs to help shape inclusive, rights-based policies—efforts that continue to inform RWI’s work on human rights cities today.
She graduated from Atma Jaya Catholic University (Faculty of Law) in 2010 and began her career at a law office where she led capacity-building programmes on international humanitarian law and human rights for the Indonesian military. After earning her master’s degree in Theory and Practice of Human Rights from the University of Oslo, she served nearly four years as a Human Rights Officer at the ASEAN Secretariat. There, she provided technical and project support to AICHR and ASEAN-IPR across a range of thematic areas, including women and children’s rights, business and human rights, and the rights of persons with disabilities.
When not in the office, Windi enjoys reading, traveling, and is especially fond of spicy food.
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