Open Lecture: “Anti-terrorism in the EU – a Human Rights Perspective”
Join a discussion with Jonas Grimheden on 27 January about the human rights implications of the European Union’s new instruments aimed at countering terrorism.
Jonas Grimheden is a Senior Policy Manager at the European Union’s human rights advisory body, the … Continue reading » “Open Lecture: “Anti-terrorism in the EU – a Human Rights Perspective””
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“Equality Data Vital to Assess and Combat Discrimination”
Tobias Hübinette is a lecturer in intercultural studies at Karlstad University and the main author of the report on afrophobia requested by the Swedish Government in 2013. One of his research areas is critical race theories and Hübinette is a … Continue reading » ““Equality Data Vital to Assess and Combat Discrimination””
Continue reading“Many Don’t Know The Law Is There to Back Them Up”
Luisa Teresa Hedler Ferreira is one of roughly 40 students to have entered the competitive Master’s programme in International Human Rights Law in Lund. The programme which combines the resources of both the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and … Continue reading » ““Many Don’t Know The Law Is There to Back Them Up””
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Celebrating Human Rights Day in Cambodia
RWI’s office in Cambodia organised the Ten December Academy recently for the fourth year in a row. This year the Academy was back in Sihanoukville after being organised in Siem Reap last year.
The purpose of the Academy is to … Continue reading » “Celebrating Human Rights Day in Cambodia”
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RWI’s Radu Mares Awarded Honorary Professorship at Wuhan University
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute’s Senior Researcher, Radu Mares, has been awarded an honorary professorship at Wuhan University Faculty of Law.
“It’s a great honour to be awarded a professorship from a prestigious faculty of law with which the … Continue reading » “RWI’s Radu Mares Awarded Honorary Professorship at Wuhan University”
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“You Have Impunity Because You Don’t Have Accountability”
In this episode of the “On Human Rights” podcast, Alice Wadström from the RWI met with Anders Kompass from the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the Swedish Forum for Human Rights in Malmö. Kompass worked for the United Nations… Continue reading » ““You Have Impunity Because You Don’t Have Accountability””
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Celebrating Achievements for Judicial Cooperation in the MENA Region
This week in Jordan the Raoul Wallenberg Institute and its partners are celebrating the outcomes of a programme in the Middle East and North Africa that has focused on increasing the exchange between Arab judicial systems to share best practices … Continue reading » “Celebrating Achievements for Judicial Cooperation in the MENA Region”
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Anne Orford: Applying Critical Thinking to Human Rights
Lund University and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute just launched a new human rights research hub, the Lund Human Rights Research Hub. It’s one of Europe’s biggest research environments for human rights related issues.
At the launch of the hub, … Continue reading » “Anne Orford: Applying Critical Thinking to Human Rights”
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Unique Workshop Held for Chinese Academics and NGO Workers
Ten Chinese academics and NGO workers participated in a workshop last week at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute’s offices in Lund and Stockholm in Sweden. The week-long workshop covered the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and development indicators from a human rights … Continue reading » “Unique Workshop Held for Chinese Academics and NGO Workers”
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New Human Rights Research Hub Launched in Lund
Lund University and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law have launched a new human rights hub. The Lund Human Rights Research Hub is meant to be a core driver in developing new research, education, and dissemination … Continue reading » “New Human Rights Research Hub Launched in Lund”
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