Before There Was #Metoo, There Was Anita
Marta Kolankiewicz, a researcher and lecturer at the Department of Gender Studies at Lund University, will sit down with RWI’s Anna Bruce after the screeningof the film Anita on Saturday night at the Swedish Human Rights Film Festival.
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The Promotional Tactics of Neo-Nazi Groups and Extreme Far Right Parties
Tina Askanius is a media scholar and a researcher in media and communication studies. She’ll participate in the Q&A session after “Golden Dawn Girls,” which will be screened at the Swedish Human Rights Film Festival on Sunday.
She … Continue reading » “The Promotional Tactics of Neo-Nazi Groups and Extreme Far Right Parties”
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Call for Proposals: Global Transformation Towards Gender Equality and Agenda 2030
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute together with the Network of Scholars on Gender, Sexuality and the Law (ALAS), Center For Human Rights i Pretoria and the Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law at American University Washington College of Law, invite … Continue reading » “Call for Proposals: Global Transformation Towards Gender Equality and Agenda 2030”
Continue reading“Nimble Fingers and A Slow Mind”
Documentary filmmaker Parsifal Reparato will travel to Lund on March 18 for the screening of his film, “Nimble Fingers,” during the Swedish Human Rights Film Festival in Lund.
Parsifal left the corporate world to pursue documentary filmmaking. … Continue reading » ““Nimble Fingers and A Slow Mind””
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Asia Pacific Judicial Colloquium on Climate Change in Lahore
The Asia Pacific Judicial Colloquium on Climate Change was held recently in Lahore, Pakistan to discuss the use of constitutions to advance environmental rights and achieve climate justice.
The colloquium is supported through RWI’s regional work in Asia, which focuses … Continue reading » “Asia Pacific Judicial Colloquium on Climate Change in Lahore”
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What About the MENA Region?
In September of 2016, in response to the large movements of refugees and migrants around the world, the UN General Assembly held its first ever summit dedicated to this topic.
The outcome was the New York Declaration for Refugees and … Continue reading » “What About the MENA Region?”
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Human Rights of Women in Focus at Training in Zimbabwe
Today, The Raoul Wallenberg Institute, in cooperation with the Centre for Applied Legal Research in Zimbabwe, began the 5th Professional Training Programme on Human Rights. It focuses on the equal status and human rights of women.
During five days, twenty … Continue reading » “Human Rights of Women in Focus at Training in Zimbabwe”
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Ensuring Climate Justice in the Asia Pacific
The Institute is supporting the Asia Pacific Judicial Colloquium on Climate Change that will be held in Lahore, Pakistan on February 26-27, 2018. This is tied to RWI’s regional work in Asia on human rights and the environment and is … Continue reading » “Ensuring Climate Justice in the Asia Pacific”
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Study Human Rights Law in Cambodia
The Master Programme in International Human Rights Law at at Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia is open for applications for the 2018-2020 track.
Since 2014, the Master Programme in International Human Rights Law offered by the Faculty of Law and Public … Continue reading » “Study Human Rights Law in Cambodia”
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Book Launch Seminar with Richard Falk
The well-known professor and author Richard Falk will be visiting Lund on the 15 March to speak about the recent book “Revisiting the Vietnam War and International Law: Views and Interpretations of Richard Falk.” which was edited by Stefan Andersson.… Continue reading » “Book Launch Seminar with Richard Falk”
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