Researchers in Asia Take on Human Rights and Climate Change
Seventeen researchers from Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam attended a peer review workshop recently in Jakarta, part of an initiative aimed at expanding the research and writing skills of academics in Asia. Ultimately, the aim is to strengthen … Continue reading » “Researchers in Asia Take on Human Rights and Climate Change”
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A right to freedom from pollution? Human rights in a changing climate
After years of attention towards climate change, broader concerns regarding pollution are rising on political agendas around the world.
Pollution is back, says international lawyer Baskut Tuncak… Continue reading » “UN Special Rapporteur Baskut Tuncak: Pollution is Back”
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The UN’s Role in Prevention Efforts for Peace
As the world faces possibly the gravest set of crises in UN history, with staggering human suffering as well as economic costs and other consequences, system-wide prevention efforts for peace must be urgently strengthened.
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human … Continue reading » “The UN’s Role in Prevention Efforts for Peace”
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Asylum Seekers, Volunteers and Inclusion in Sweden: A Discussion
In our latest episode of “On Human Rights,” we feature a live recording from our recent commemoration of Raoul Wallenberg here in Lund. And as part of that commemoration, we invited two women from a small town in southern Sweden … Continue reading » “Asylum Seekers, Volunteers and Inclusion in Sweden: A Discussion”
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Morten Kjaerum Appointed Board Member of UN Human Rights Fund
The UN Secretary General has appointed Morten Kjaerum, the director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute in Lund, Sweden, to the Board of Trustees of the Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation (VFTC) in the Field of Human Rights … Continue reading » “Morten Kjaerum Appointed Board Member of UN Human Rights Fund”
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Corruption Impeding Realisation of Human Rights
Corruption is one of the biggest impediments globally for the realisation of human rights. In recent years, the institute has been expanding its efforts to address the relationship between corruption and human rights.
This week, the institute is participating in … Continue reading » “Corruption Impeding Realisation of Human Rights”
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“More Powerful as a Woman and a Student of Law”
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute recently held a gender and law training program in Turkey. Twenty young female law students in their third and fourth years of law from fourteen faculties across Turkey participated in the course.
The students focused on … Continue reading » ““More Powerful as a Woman and a Student of Law””
Continue readingSparking Action on Human Rights and Climate Change in Southeast Asia
Predictions are that climate change will lead to worsening water and food scarcity. This has a huge impact on people. It means their right to health, water, food, a livelihood, to not be displaced, and in extreme cases, right to … Continue reading » “Sparking Action on Human Rights and Climate Change in Southeast Asia”
Continue readingSeminar: Raoul Wallenberg’s Legacy & Moral Courage Today
Help us commemorate Raoul Wallenberg Day and moral courage on August 30.
On August 27, Raoul Wallenberg’s legacy, his compassion and moral courage will be commemorated all over Sweden. On August 30, we’ll gather for the same reason because we
Institute’s Rule of Law Guide Used in Heated Debate in Polish Parliament
Over the past year, Poland has put in place a number of new restrictions on media and the ruling party, Law and Justice, has effectively taken control of the constitutional tribunal, the top court in the country.
For these, and … Continue reading » “Institute’s Rule of Law Guide Used in Heated Debate in Polish Parliament”
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