On the 7th and the 8th of September, RWI’s Director Morten Kjaerum, participated in a series of roundtable discussions organised by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) on the theme of ‘Putting human rights at the heart of … Continue reading » “Towards Collective Action”
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How Human Rights Can Contribute to Building Forward Fairer
On November 22, we hosted the last and fourth webinar in our series on Covid-19 and Human RIghts, based on the book edited by Morten Kjaerum, Amanda Lyons and Martha. Davis.
We focused on what the building blocks will be … Continue reading » “How Human Rights Can Contribute to Building Forward Fairer”
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What is COP26?
COP26: RWI Went to Glasgow
Human Rights Paper Series I – Essays on Local Governance, Sustainable Development and Human Rights from the 10th WHRCF
RWI is pleased to present the Human Rights Paper Series I – a collection of nine essays on the topic of local governance and human rights. The essays were originally presented at the 10th World Human Rights Cities Forum (WHRCF) … Continue reading » “Human Rights Paper Series I – Essays on Local Governance, Sustainable Development and Human Rights from the 10th WHRCF”
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NHRIs: Director Morten Kjaerum on What They Do
As we’ve reported earlier, the new Swedish National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) will be placed in Lund. This is something that we at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute is very happy about.
Our Director Morten Kjaerum has vast experience from National … Continue reading » “NHRIs: Director Morten Kjaerum on What They Do”
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Vacancies for Independent United Nations Experts of the Human Rights Council
Vacancies for independent United Nations experts of the Human Rights Council, with extensive professional experience in human rights
Appointments to be made at the 46th session of the Human Rights Council (22 February – 19 March 2021)
Five unremunerated United … Continue reading » “Vacancies for Independent United Nations Experts of the Human Rights Council”
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Engaging with China: Challenges and the Way Forward
On November 6, RWI convened a very timely and important full-day discussion in Stockholm on Engaging with China: Challenges and the Way Forward in Higher Education, Human Rights and Public Diplomacy.
This year marks 70 years since the founding of … Continue reading » “Engaging with China: Challenges and the Way Forward”
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The Way Forward on the Protection of Persons with Disabilities During Armed Conflict
On 3-4 October, 2019, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute hosted an international workshop in Lund* focused on the intersection between international humanitarian law (IHL), human rights law as it applies to the protection of persons with disabilities during armed conflicts.
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