Scholarships for Master in International Human Rights Law in Cambodia
Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia (PUC) and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) with financial support from Swedish Development Cooperation will provide up to 14 full scholarships and three partial scholarships for individuals to study the … Continue reading » “Scholarships for Master in International Human Rights Law in Cambodia”
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New Human Rights Film Festival Launched in Stockholm and Lund
The first Swedish Human Rights Film Festival will take place in Stockholm and Lund on March 31 to April 2.
The festival features three days of powerful and important films and discussions on the major human rights issues of our … Continue reading » “New Human Rights Film Festival Launched in Stockholm and Lund”
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It’s a Crisis of Policy, Not Numbers
Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen, Research Director and Professor at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, recently authored an article in the Journal on Migration and Human Security. In it, he argues that the current paradigm governing … Continue reading » “It’s a Crisis of Policy, Not Numbers”
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Compliance with Judicial Decisions within the Regional African Human Rights System
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute has released a new research brief exploring the challenges and opportunities facing the Regional African Human Rights System in strengthening implementation of their findings at the national level.
Alejandro Fuentes, Senior Researcher at RWI, and Patricia … Continue reading » “Compliance with Judicial Decisions within the Regional African Human Rights System”
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Exploring Models For a Swedish NHRI
In January 2015, the Human Rights Council of the UN recommended that Sweden established an independent national human rights institution. The Swedish government accepted this recommendation and announced that it would initiate the work of establishing such an institution. … Continue reading » “Exploring Models For a Swedish NHRI”
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Expanding the Role of Libraries in Zimbabwe
Three librarians from Zimbabwe made a study visit recently to the Raoul Wallenberg Institute as part of the Institute’s Zimbabwe Human Rights Capacity Development Programme 2016-2018.
“The overall aim of the study visit and training was to show and … Continue reading » “Expanding the Role of Libraries in Zimbabwe”
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The Role of the UN in the Realization of Human Rights
RWI Director Morten Kjaerum joins the likes of Tawakkol Karman, winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, and Adama Dieng, UN’s Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, as a contributing author to the current issue of … Continue reading » “The Role of the UN in the Realization of Human Rights”
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Belarusian Researchers Think About Each Individual
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute recently organised a seminar on the integration of the gender and intersectionality perspectives into human rights research in Minsk, Belarus.
Twenty researchers were present from various Belarusian universities from Minsk, Polotsk, Mogilev, Gomel and Brest. During … Continue reading » “Belarusian Researchers Think About Each Individual”
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Suffolk Transnational Law Review Addresses Europe’s Refugee Situation
A recent special edition of the Suffolk Transnational Law Review, featuring a number of articles written by scholars and researchers working or affiliated with RWI, aims to contribute to an increased understanding of the current refugee situation as it … Continue reading » “Suffolk Transnational Law Review Addresses Europe’s Refugee Situation”
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On the Role of Women in Military Culture
In our lates episode of On Human Rights, we have a special interview from MR-dagarna (Swedish Human Rights Forum) in Malmö, with Alice Wadström from the RWI who is talking to Cynthia Enloe, a professor known for her work … Continue reading » “On the Role of Women in Military Culture”
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