Sierra Leone’s Correctional Centres Working to Improve Treatment of Prisoners
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute’s Nairobi Office recently completed a two-day meeting for managers from all 16 of Sierra Leone’s correctional centres, as well as regional commanders and headquarters officers.
The event aimed to follow up on action plans developed at … Continue reading » “Sierra Leone’s Correctional Centres Working to Improve Treatment of Prisoners”
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Integrating Gender into Research in Turkey
The RWI Turkey Programme has for a long time recognized that gender often is ignored in many research proposals. This is largely due to the lack of capacity and knowledge.
Even though the Programme receives an impressive amount of high-quality … Continue reading » “Integrating Gender into Research in Turkey”
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Protecting People Displaced in the Context of Disasters in Asia Pacific
This post provides an update on the research initiative studying law, policy and practice in relation to disaster displacement in ten countries in Asia Pacific.
From 14-15 December, RWI’s Jakarta office convened a 1.5 day workshop with academics from Thailand, … Continue reading » “Protecting People Displaced in the Context of Disasters in Asia Pacific”
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Combating Hate Speech in the Middle East and North Africa
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute in Amman recently participated in a two-day roundtable meeting held in Tunisia and organized by both the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Middle East and North Africa and the … Continue reading » “Combating Hate Speech in the Middle East and North Africa”
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Let’s Try to Understand the Decisions of Refugees
We recently convened a workshop on refugee decision-making in first countries of asylum in Istanbul with leading academics and researchers.
The concept of a first country of asylum is in itself problematic, as it suggests a degree of safety, including … Continue reading » “Let’s Try to Understand the Decisions of Refugees”
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New Cooperation Underway in West Africa to Promote Fair and Efficient Justice
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute has entered into a cooperation with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice.
The overall objective of the cooperation is to promote fair and efficient justice and adherence to … Continue reading » “New Cooperation Underway in West Africa to Promote Fair and Efficient Justice”
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The Corruption Crusader Urges Zero Tolerance on Gifts
December 9 marked the International Anti-Corruption day. This year, the UN highlighted the $1 trillion paid yearly in bribes and the estimated $2.6 trillion stolen annually through corruption – a sum equivalent to more than 5 percent of the global … Continue reading » “The Corruption Crusader Urges Zero Tolerance on Gifts”
Continue readingTwenty-Nine Takeaways From RWI’s Roundtable on Corruption and Human Rights
A recent roundtable held by the Raoul Wallenberg Institute in Lund, Sweden featured two days of discussions, study, and brainstorming on the connection between anti-corruption work and human rights.
“The goal of the roundtable was to identify human rights-based opportunities … Continue reading » “Twenty-Nine Takeaways From RWI’s Roundtable on Corruption and Human Rights”
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Reducing Turkish Rejections at the European Court of Human Rights
Thirty-five percent of all Turkish applications to the European Court of Human Rights are rejected due to some procedural or other type of mistake or misunderstanding.
RWI is working to lower that percentage. A recent 2-day workshop with 15 lawyers … Continue reading » “Reducing Turkish Rejections at the European Court of Human Rights”
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“Do Not Dare To Tell Me Human Rights Are Not Universal”
Anna Lindh Lecture delivered by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein
Mr Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein argued in a speech Monday night in Sweden that those who doubt the universality of human rights want to … Continue reading » ““Do Not Dare To Tell Me Human Rights Are Not Universal””
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