Human Rights Research and Analysis Archives - The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

Call for Applications: JUST THRIVE! Swedish Institute Academy for Young Professionals (SAYP) 2025-2026

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”

RWI 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.

Lena joined RWI as a Librarian in 1999 and retired in 2014. However, well

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”

Lund, 9 April 2025 — The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) welcomes the Swedish Government’s decision to provide a grant of 10 million SEK to secure the immediate future of the Institute’s Human Rights Library… Continue reading » “Press release: Swedish Government Awards 10 Million SEK to Safeguard Raoul Wallenberg Institute’s Human Rights Library”

On 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”

By 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”

From 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”

On the Monday 29 April, Research Fellows with the RWI Armenia programme, Valentina Gevorgyan, Anna Melikyan and Srbuhi Michikyan were invited by RUCARR – Russia, Ukraine and the Caucasus Regional Research Group for a roundtable discussion with the title: Armenia’s … Continue reading » “Roundtable Discussion on Armenia’s Human Rights agenda”

RWI Armenia Research Fellows Valentina Gevorgyan, Anna Melikyan and Srbuhi Michikyan are joining ‘Russia and the Caucasus Regional Research’ (RUCARR) for a roundtable discussion where they will share insights from their respective research work and expertise on Armenia’s Human Rights … Continue reading » “RUCARR Roundtable with RWI Armenia Research Fellows: Armenia’s Human Rights agenda: efforts amidst social and security challenges”

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