In December last year, young activists from Albania and Kosovo gathered in Tirana to learn about the concept of human rights cities. Their workshop was organized by Adela Hodaj and Erblina Selmanaj, participants as of the Swedish Academy for Young … Continue reading » “Youth Participation: Human Rights Concept”
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Moot Competitions: “I have done them all!”
In Harare, RWI collaborated with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to host the National International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Moot Court Competition. This is a recurring competition which aims to give students the opportunity to not only study … Continue reading » “Moot Competitions: “I have done them all!””
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Zimbabwe: Summer School on Human Rights
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute in Harare and five academic partner universities run the 2022 Summer School on Human Rights together.
During two weeks, students get together at the College of Business, Peace, Leadership, and Governance at Africa University in Mutare, … Continue reading » “Zimbabwe: Summer School on Human Rights”
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Gain New Human Rights Knowledge: Join the first MOOC on Science and Human rights
The enabling and practice of scientific freedom and responsibility benefits not only scientists and policymakers but also benefits us all. However, unless the status of scientific freedom and responsibility are acknowledged as a human right, it won’t be possible to … Continue reading » “Gain New Human Rights Knowledge: Join the first MOOC on Science and Human rights”
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Wallenberg Chair: Welcoming Thérèse Murphy
We are happy to welcome and to introduce our Wallenberg Chair Thérèse Murphy who will be with the Raoul Wallenberg Institute until August 2024.
Murphy is a professor of law and director of the Health & Human Rights Unit at … Continue reading » “Wallenberg Chair: Welcoming Thérèse Murphy”
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Meet the Editor: James Tabora on The Judiciary and the Zimbabwean Constitution
On the occasion of the release of ‘The Judiciary and the Zimbabwean Constitution’ we met with its editor, Dr. James Tsabora, to discuss the process that led to the writing of this interesting publication.
Dr. Tsabora is a qualified lawyer … Continue reading » “Meet the Editor: James Tabora on The Judiciary and the Zimbabwean Constitution”
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Armenia: Exchanging Ideas on Human Rights Education
We work with universities in Armenia to support educational human rights programmes. Together with the American University of Armenia (AUA) and Yerevan State University (YSU), we have been exploring different ways to support universities, lecturers and professors with their human … Continue reading » “Armenia: Exchanging Ideas on Human Rights Education ”
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Award Activity: ‘Becoming a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar is a Unique Possibility’
The Fulbright Distinguished Scholar is co-hosted by the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) and the Law Faculty at Lund University (LU). The aim is to promote collaboration between human rights scholars in the United States … Continue reading » “Award Activity: ‘Becoming a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar is a Unique Possibility’”
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Meet Ms Phearong Sdeung – Working on Issues Related to Women’s Rights
Empowering youth and working on issues relating to women’s rights are the passions Ms. Phearong Sdeung, the Executive Director of the Banteay Srei NGO, holds onto.
It was the RWI’s scholarship for the studies of International Human Rights Law at … Continue reading » “Meet Ms Phearong Sdeung – Working on Issues Related to Women’s Rights”
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