The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) proudly hosted the “Human Rights Research in Armenia: Current and Emerging Issues” conference on December 1, 2023, at Yerevan State University (YSU). This event, a collaboration with YSU’s Faculty … Continue reading » “Successful Human Rights Research Conference Held in Yerevan”
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“Pamoja” Solidarity and Human Rights Exhibition Day: 30 October 2023
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute, Harare office in collaboration with the Embassy of Sweden in Zimbabwe and Africa University launched a “Pamoja” Solidarity and Human Rights Exhibition at Africa University in Mutare on 30 October 2023.
“Pamoja” is a Swahili word … Continue reading » ““Pamoja” Solidarity and Human Rights Exhibition Day: 30 October 2023”
Continue readingFuture of Human Rights project hosts intensive workshop for early career researchers
In September, the Future of Human Rights team made history. In a collaboration between RWI and the Faculty of Law at Lund University, the team hosted a pioneering workshop for early career researchers from a range of Global South and
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The Raoul Wallenberg Institute Takes Part in the Panel Discussion “Education in the 21stCentury: New Challenges and Solutions” at the VII Kharkiv International Legal Forum
Morten Kjaerum, Director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian … Continue reading » “VII Kharkiv International Legal Forum”
Continue readingPhnom Penh: RWI at the European Union Higher Education Fair
Our RWI Cambodia Programme and our Lund scholar joined the European Union Higher Education Fair on the 13th of September, 2023 to share our Lund scholarship opportunity and experience studying in Sweden, as well as, our other Human Rights publications.… Continue reading » “Phnom Penh: RWI at the European Union Higher Education Fair”
Continue readingMs. Nay Sokmeng – From the Garment Factory to Becoming a Lawyer.
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.”
Continue readingA 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”
Continue reading‘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
… Continue reading » “‘Putting Her Feet Everywhere’” Continue readingMeet 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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