Ahead of the World Human Rights Cities Forum 2021 (7-10th of October) we talked to Morten Kjaerum and Helena Olsson about their thoughts and hopes for the event.
News Category: Inclusive Societies
World Pride Film Festival Screening: Welcome to Chechnya
The harassment and abuse of LGBTQI+ people occurs all over the world. Pride celebrations, weeks, parades and months are extremely powerful – bringing together a social and political movement to fight for inclusion and respect for human rights. Such movements … Continue reading » “World Pride Film Festival Screening: Welcome to Chechnya”
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The Legal Clinic: ‘Opening the ‘Doors of the Academic Castle’
The Lund Disability Human Rights Clinic was started by RWI in 2019, together with the Faculty of Law at Lund University and two disability rights organisations, the Independent Living Institute and the Swedish Disability Rights Federation.
The Clinic in Lund … Continue reading » “The Legal Clinic: ‘Opening the ‘Doors of the Academic Castle’”
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The Next UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Gerard Quinn, the Raoul Wallenberg Chair of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, was confirmed today the next UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Quinn, a prominent Irish academic with a global reputation in … Continue reading » “The Next UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities”
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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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