Klaudia Zielinska is an 18-year-old high school student from Malmö and recipient of the 2022 ‘UN Youth of the Year’ Award. Every year, this title is awarded to a young person in Sweden who has been extra committed to furthering … Continue reading » “Meet Klaudia – Recipient of the 2022 ‘UN Youth of the Year’ Award”
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Expert Roundtable – Afghanistan
On 6th and 7th February, 40 scholars and expert practitioners gathered at RWI in Lund, Sweden, or joined online, for an Expert Roundtable on the topic of Prospects for Accountability for Human Rights Violations in Afghanistan.
The expert roundtable was … Continue reading » “Expert Roundtable – Afghanistan”
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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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Patterns of Human Rights
Between 7-9 December, Sweden’s first Human Rights Festival was co-organized by the Raoul Wallenberg Institute and Altitude Meetings in Lund. In collaboration with Kolossal, a design agency in Lund, they designed six different wrapping papers specifically for the festival with … Continue reading » “Patterns of Human Rights”
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Values in times of crisis: Strategic crisis management in the EU.
Thérèse Murphy, the Raoul Wallenberg Visiting Chair on the Future of Human Rights, is a member of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE). The Group has just published its latest Statement: Values … Continue reading » “Values in times of crisis: Strategic crisis management in the EU.”
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United Nations Expert Mechanism on Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement Visit
On 3 November 2022 the newly established United Nations Expert Mechanism on Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement (EMLER) visited the Raoul Wallenberg Institute in Lund.
EMLER was established in 2021 in the wake of the global Black Lives … Continue reading » “United Nations Expert Mechanism on Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement Visit”
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Highlights from RWI engagement at the World Human Rights Cities Forum 2022: Climate Change and Human Rights
Highlights from RWI engagement at the World Human Rights Cities Forum 2022: Climate Change and Human Rights
The World Human Rights Cities Forum 2022 was hosted by the city of Gwangju, from 10th to 13th October. The thematic focus this … Continue reading » “Highlights from RWI engagement at the World Human Rights Cities Forum 2022: Climate Change and Human Rights”
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Sweden Could Be Better at Including Roma
In 2020, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) released a report on Roma’s social situation and experiences of discrimination in six countries (Belgium, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden and United Kingdom) – “Roma and Travelers in six countries”. … Continue reading » “Sweden Could Be Better at Including Roma”
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