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Human Rights-Based Approach for Local Governments

By: Anna Bruce & Johanna Sjöwall

The purpose of this introduction to Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA) is to give you, as a local government employee or elected local government politician, an understanding of why local governments should apply HRBA, what … Continue reading » “Human Rights-Based Approach for Local Governments”

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”

Global Urban Justice: The Rise of Human Rights Cities

Cities increasingly base their local policies on human rights. Human rights cities promise to forge new alliances between urban actors and international organizations, to enable the ‘translation’ of the abstract language of human rights to the local level, and to … Continue reading » “Global Urban Justice: The Rise of Human Rights Cities”