“Business Will Also Show It’s Up To the Challenge”
Anne Ramberg, the Secretary General of the Swedish Bar Association, called for businesses to do more to protect human rights Thursday night during the 12th annual Anna Lindh Lecture in Lund, Sweden.
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Indonesian Top Diplomat Speaks about Human Rights in South East Asia
This photo is from when Dr. Hassan Wirajuda was giving a lecture at the Centre for East and South-East Asian studies titled “The Permanent Court of Arbitration Ruling on the South China Sea: Implications for Indonesia and Beyond”?
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Exploring Dimensions of the Migration Treaty between Australia and Cambodia
Ratana Ly, researcher at the Center for the Study of Humanitarian Law in Cambodia, recently visited the Raoul Wallenberg Institute where we got the opportunity to interview her on her research on the human rights implications of the bilateral resettlement … Continue reading » “Exploring Dimensions of the Migration Treaty between Australia and Cambodia”
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Looking at Human Rights from the Perspective of Corrections
More than 20 Officers in Charge of Prisons and other senior managers from the Kenya Prisons Service (KPS) are currently participating in a two-week human rights and leadership training. More than 80 KPS officers have already benefited from the course, … Continue reading » “Looking at Human Rights from the Perspective of Corrections”
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Helena Reisdahl Presents her Study on Education in Ethiopia
Helena Reisdahl, a social worker with broad experience of working with issues related to women’s rights, went to Ethipia on a Minor Field Study grant from the RWI to find out what it would take to have more girls … Continue reading » “Helena Reisdahl Presents her Study on Education in Ethiopia”
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Former Minister for Foreign Affairs in Indonesia to Speak about Human Rights
The former Indonesia Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Hassan Wirajuda, will give a lecture under the heading “The Promotion of Human Rights in South East Asia” on Thursday 29 October at 14.00 in Beijing Conference Room at the Raoul Wallenberg … Continue reading » “Former Minister for Foreign Affairs in Indonesia to Speak about Human Rights”
Continue readingAnne Ramberg to Deliver Anna Lindh Lecture
Anne Ramberg, the Secretary General of the Swedish Bar Association, has been named the 12th annual Anna Lindh speaker. Her speech is titled “Business and Human Rights – Can Business Meet the Challenge?”
“At a time when powerful business … Continue reading » “Anne Ramberg to Deliver Anna Lindh Lecture”
Continue reading“We Have to Ensure that We Do Not Need a New Raoul Wallenberg”
RWI’s director, Morten Kjaerum, recently spoke at the Connecting Law and Memory conference in Mechelen, Belgium.
Giving Teeth to International Human Rights Treaties in Asia: National Human Rights Commissions
RWI visiting professor, Brian Burdekin will be giving an open lecture on September 30th. He will consider recent developments in protecting human rights throughout Asia. This is an area in which Burdekin has been heavily involved, advising governments and civil … Continue reading » “Giving Teeth to International Human Rights Treaties in Asia: National Human Rights Commissions”
Continue readingWhere Environmental Damage Causes Impacts on People’s Lives
RWI recently carried out a Human Rights and Environment workshop in Bangkok. The face-to-face training with academics and NHRIs from Southeast Asia took place under the auspices of RWI’s regional programme in Asia. The goal is to strengthen the capacity … Continue reading » “Where Environmental Damage Causes Impacts on People’s Lives”
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