“Border Deaths Occur at the Borders of Wealthy Countries”
In our latest episode of “On Human Rights,” we hear Thomas Spijkerboer, who has, for over a decade, done research on border deaths and their correlation to European migration policies.
The podcast was recorded during his “Wednesday Night Rights” … Continue reading » ““Border Deaths Occur at the Borders of Wealthy Countries””
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Sweden to Get State-Of-The-Art Library Catalog
Within a few months, Sweden will change national catalog from the current Libris to a new catalog, named LibrisXL or nya Libris.
As end-users you will probably not see so much difference in the beginning, but for the Swedish … Continue reading » “Sweden to Get State-Of-The-Art Library Catalog”
Continue readingBook Launch: Ending War Crimes, Chasing the War Criminals
The Institute recently published Jonathan Power’s latest book, “Ending War Crimes, Chasing the War Criminals”, which he will elaborate on during a book launch that is co-organized with Jus Humanis.
The book includes an analysis of the characters … Continue reading » “Book Launch: Ending War Crimes, Chasing the War Criminals”
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Lecture: Border Deaths and Human Rights
Thousands of people are dying at Europe’s border every year.
For over a decade, Thomas Spijkerboer has done research on this, and presently he is finalising a five year, multi-sited research project on it. Where this is treated as a … Continue reading » “Lecture: Border Deaths and Human Rights”
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New Research Briefs on Business and Human Rights
On Business and Human Rights
RWI’s Senior Researcher, Radu Mares, Team Leader of Economic Globalisation and Human Rights, has written four research briefs on business and human rights.
Brief 1 – Three Baselines for Business and Human Rights… Continue reading » “New Research Briefs on Business and Human Rights”
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“You Wrote To Me That You Wanted Me To Die, Why?”
A nurse, politician and bridge builder. In this podcast, we meet Özlem Cekic, who has for the last seven years reached out to people sending her hate emails. She calls it dialogue coffee.
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Christer Thordson Discusses Business, Human Rights and Ethics
Christer Thordson is a new member of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute’s Board of Trustees.
Thordson if a former General Counsel and director of IKEA Group. He has a long career in the private sector and teaching law. Today, he is … Continue reading » “Christer Thordson Discusses Business, Human Rights and Ethics”
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Human Rights in Labour Law & Their Application by the Moroccan Judiciary
RWI’s regional office in Amman recently held a high-level ceremony in Rabat, Morocco to launch the findings of a new study in the country on human rights in labour law and the application of these rights by the national judiciary.… Continue reading » “Human Rights in Labour Law & Their Application by the Moroccan Judiciary”
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Investigating the UN’s Responsibility in the Haitian Cholera Outbreak
Last spring, Alice Wadström traveled to Haiti as a recipient of a minor field study scholarship sponsored by Swedish development cooperation and awarded by the Raoul Wallenberg Institute.
She traveled to Haiti to do research for her Master’s thesis in … Continue reading » “Investigating the UN’s Responsibility in the Haitian Cholera Outbreak”
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Workshop on Multi-Disciplinary Research of Disability Policy in China
A two-day workshop was held recently in cooperation with Wuhan East-lake Institute for Social Advancement (EISA) in Wuhan.
– The workshop was very successful in strengthening the interaction and dialogues among researchers and practitioners working in the field of disability … Continue reading » “Workshop on Multi-Disciplinary Research of Disability Policy in China”
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