From 18 to 20 March 2024, an expert roundtable on the topic of “Institutionalized system of discrimination, segregation, disrespect for human dignity and exclusion of women and girls in Afghanistan” was held at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI) in Lund, … Continue reading » “Institutionalized system of discrimination, segregation, disrespect for human dignity and exclusion of women and girls in Afghanistan”
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Human rights, ethics: The impact of hate speech and misinformation
Thematic discussion on the topic of “Human rights, ethics: The impact of hate speech and misinformation” was held at the National Assembly of Armenia
A thematic discussion on the topic of “Human rights, ethics: The impact of hate speech and … Continue reading » “Human rights, ethics: The impact of hate speech and misinformation”
Continue readingTraining of Trainers on International Prison Standards for ZPCS Trainers
As from 5 to 8 February 2024, the Harare office in cooperation with Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS), conducted a four-day Peer-Reviewed/ Mentor-Led Training of Trainers on International Prison Standards. The training was a follow up to the … Continue reading » “Training of Trainers on International Prison Standards for ZPCS Trainers”
Continue readingWorkshop on the Relationship between Gender Equality and Human Rights
Last week, 12-16 February 2024, the RWI-Harare in cooperation with Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC), conducted a training on the relationship between human rights and gender equality, for ZGC secretariat staff. The ZGC has recently decentralised its operations to four new … Continue reading » “Workshop on the Relationship between Gender Equality and Human Rights”
Continue readingRWI Southeast Asia Human Rights Film Festival
On December 9, 2023, RWI Regional Asia Pacific Office, in partnership with SEA Junction, launched the inaugural Southeast Asia Human Rights Film Festival at the Auditorium of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC). For more details, you can visit: … Continue reading » “RWI Southeast Asia Human Rights Film Festival”
Continue readingLecture at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
On December 4, 2023, Morten Koch Andersen, RWI’s Deputy Research Director gave a lecture to the students of the Institute of Law of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (KNU). The lecture addressed an important topic of the … Continue reading » “Lecture at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv”
Continue readingInitiatives for Ukrainian Refugees in Lund
At the Human Rights Festival taking place in Lund for the second time, RWI’s Senior Programme Officer David Eile spoke at the panel discussion “Initiatives for Ukrainian Refugees in Lund” organized together with Eos Cares, the social sustainability program of … Continue reading » “Initiatives for Ukrainian Refugees in Lund”
Continue readingJoint Workshop for the three Independent Commissions in Zimbabwe
From 21-22 November 2023, RWI Harare Office in cooperation with three independent commissions in Zimbabwe namely, the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC), Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) and Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) conducted a joint workshop to develop joint actions and … Continue reading » “Joint Workshop for the three Independent Commissions in Zimbabwe”
Continue readingDevelopment of an Internal Standards and Compliance Office
As part of the MoU based cooperation with Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS), RWI Harare Office in cooperation with the ZPCS, carried out a workshop to discuss the development of an international standards and compliance office at ZPCS from … Continue reading » “Development of an Internal Standards and Compliance Office”
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