SAYP 2025: Just Transition for Human Rights, Resilience, Inclusion, Value, and Equity Application Deadline: 26 August 2025
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) invites ambitious young professionals to apply for the JUST THRIVE module of … Continue reading » “Call for Applications: JUST THRIVE! Swedish Institute Academy for Young Professionals (SAYP) 2025-2026”
Continue readingRWI mourns the passing of our beloved friend and colleague, Senior Librarian Lena Olsson, who died on Saturday, 17 May 2025 at the age of 78.
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (hereinafter “RWI”), in collaboration with its academic partners under the Zimbabwe Human Rights Capacity Development Programme 2024-2026 (see enclosed Programme summary below), is launching a call (hereinafter “Call”) for participation … Continue reading » “Announcing Call for Participation: Human Rights Research Academy for Practitioners in Zimbabwe”
Continue readingOn December 3–4, 2024, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) and the American University of Armenia (AUA) co-hosted the Second International Conference on Human Rights Research in Yerevan. This annual event brought together 75 participants, … Continue reading » “Advancing Human Rights Research in Armenia: Insights from the Second International Conference in Yerevan”
Continue readingBy Matthew Scott, Leader of the Human Rights and the Environment Thematic Area
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI) and Lund University have partnered on an innovative project, “Refugee Decision-making in First Countries of Asylum” (ReDeFi), to deepen our understanding … Continue reading » “Understanding Refugee Decision-Making: The ReDeFi Project”
Continue readingThe Armenian branch of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) and the Human Rights Defender Office of Armenia (HRDO) are working together to enhance the country’s human rights protections in Armenia’s penitentiary system, with a … Continue reading » “Human Rights Protections in Armenia’s Penitentiary System”
Continue readingFrom September 26-27, 2024, the Armenian branch of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI) and Yerevan State University (YSU) held a Human Rights Pedagogy Workshop aimed at enhancing university-level teaching practices in human rights education. The two-day event provided a valuable … Continue reading » “Advancing Human Rights Education at Yerevan State University”
Continue readingThe Center for the Study of Humanitarian Law (CSHL) was established with the support of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) in August 2014 based at the English Language Based Bachelor of Law Programme (ELBBL) … Continue reading » “Library Partnership between CSHL & RWI Cambodia”
Continue readingWe had the pleasure of speaking with Rachana Sam At, an Indigenous (Bunong) student from Cambodia. She has just completed her internship at the RWI office in Cambodia, and we are pleased to share her story of overcoming obstacles … Continue reading » “Interview with Rachana Sam At on overcoming obstacles through education”
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