We met with Ms. Nay Sokmeng. She is an RWI scholarship recipient dreaming of becoming a teacher, who eventually with the help of Cambodia Legal Education for Women and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute received scholarships resulting in her becoming a … Continue reading » “Ms. Nay Sokmeng – From the Garment Factory to Becoming a Lawyer.”
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A Pathway for Increased Human Rights Knowledge Generation in Africa
2022 Regional Africa Academic Network Conference: A Pathway for Increased Human Rights Knowledge Generation in Africa
A journey that begun in 2022 with a call for papers on Human Rights Adjudication in Africa, Challenges and opportunities within the African Union … Continue reading » “A Pathway for Increased Human Rights Knowledge Generation in Africa”
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‘Putting Her Feet Everywhere’
In Cameroon, girl children are prey. Violent perpetrators lure at home, on their way to school, at school and on their way back home from school. Strangers, fellow students, parents, and husbands all pose a threat.
Marthe Wandou, 2021 laureate
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Meet Courage Zinyoni – Raoul Wallenberg Institute’s Scholarship Recipient
Courage Zinyoni (28) is currently working as a district coordinator at the Zimbabwe National Network of People Living with HIV. Previously he also worked at Plan International, which is a development organisation that strives to advance the rights of … Continue reading » “Meet Courage Zinyoni – Raoul Wallenberg Institute’s Scholarship Recipient”
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Meet Shamiso Zvingowanisei – A Participant in the Summer School on Human Rights 2022
Shamiso is a 22 year old law student from Zimbabwe, currently in her fifth year of studies at the Ezekiel Guti University. Towards the end of last year, she took part in the Summer School on Human Rights organised by … Continue reading » “Meet Shamiso Zvingowanisei – A Participant in the Summer School on Human Rights 2022”
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Enroll today: Join the Summer School in July
Along with our partner universities in Zimbabwe* we offer a Summer School on Human Rights from 3-14 July 2023.
What you will learn
The programme will cover foundational human rights knowledge, with lectures on topics such as the origins of … Continue reading » “Enroll today: Join the Summer School in July”
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HRBA Handbook for Higher Education
“I have for many years been supporting the Raoul Wallenberg Institute’s efforts infusing the content and pedagogy of human rights education with clinical legal education programs in partner universities. This work has focused primarily on individual departments, faculty
Supporting women displaced from armed conflicts to enter the labor market in Armenia and Georgia.
Siranush Grigoryan and Tamar Tagagari, two talented changemakers from Armenia and Georgia, got the opportunity to meet in Lund in June 2022. Tamar and Siranush were among the participants of the Swedish Institute for Young Professionals (SAYP) ‘Perspectives on … Continue reading » “Supporting women displaced from armed conflicts to enter the labor market in Armenia and Georgia.”
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Youth Participation: Human Rights Cities Concept
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 Cities Concept”
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