Public Lecture: How National Human Rights Institutions Can Do More
Photo credits: Cultural Diplomacy Highlights 2013
Ms. Meskerem Geset Techane, a human rights expert from Ethiopia, is coming to the RWI on Thursday to discuss how human rights monitoring can be improved with the help of national institutions.
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Continue readingOn Solutions Rather Than Criticism
“The 2016 ICPA conference finally came to an end, and it has been one to reckon with for sure. The organisers had clearly decided to save the best for the last, as KPS and RWI made a plenary presentation … Continue reading » “On Solutions Rather Than Criticism”
Continue readingInstitute and Kenyan Prison Service Grab Correctional Excellence Award
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute and Kenyan Prison Service (KPS) were awarded the International Corrections and Prison Association’s Correctional Excellence Award in the category of Management and Staff Training on Wednesday in Bucharest.
We caught up with RWI’s director of the … Continue reading » “Institute and Kenyan Prison Service Grab Correctional Excellence Award”
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“If Our Library Grows, Our Students Will Grow Too”
Sophea Chea and Theany Thol, who work at the Pannasastra University in Phnom Penh, just completed a one-week study visit in Lund. They work with the Master’s Programme in Human Rights and its affiliated library, which form part of RWI’s … Continue reading » ““If Our Library Grows, Our Students Will Grow Too””
Continue reading“You Are Sent to Prison as Punishment, Not For Punishment”
This week, we are featuring a guest blogger from the Kenya Prisons Service (KPS).
Dennis Mungo is an officer of the KPS who currently serves as coordinator of the Human Rights Office at KPS Headquarters. He is closely involved with … Continue reading » ““You Are Sent to Prison as Punishment, Not For Punishment””
Continue reading“Who Said Corrections is Boring?”
This week, we are featuring a guest blogger from the Kenya Prisons Service (KPS).
Dennis Mungo is an officer of the KPS who currently serves as coordinator of the Human Rights Office at KPS Headquarters. He is closely involved with … Continue reading » ““Who Said Corrections is Boring?””
Continue readingNew Human Rights Master’s Programme in Korea on the agenda
Andreas Ljungholm, Director of RWI’s office in Cambodia, recently gave a presentation at a conference organised at Seoul National University on human rights education in Asia.
The conference, titled “Human Rights Education at Universities: Exploring Models of Human … Continue reading » “New Human Rights Master’s Programme in Korea on the agenda”
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Gammeltoft-Hansen calls for paradigm change in EU migration policy
Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen, head of research at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, will give a key-note speech on Friday at the Nordic conference on European Migration and Asylum Policies for the Future in Oslo.
The Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg will … Continue reading » “Gammeltoft-Hansen calls for paradigm change in EU migration policy”
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Public lecture: Rescuing Migrants Making Perilous Sea Crossings
Dr. Ralph Wilde, a member of the Faculty of Laws at University College London, will speak at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute on Thursday, October 27 at 14:00 about his research project on extraterritorial application of international human rights law.… Continue reading » “Public lecture: Rescuing Migrants Making Perilous Sea Crossings”
Continue readingClosing the Implementation Gap in Sub-Saharan Africa
Hon Justice Harold Nsekela, former Judge President of the East African Court of Justice, makes a point at the RWI symposium on the importance of strengthening compliance with regional human rights decisions.
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute recently organised a two-day … Continue reading » “Closing the Implementation Gap in Sub-Saharan Africa”
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