Closing 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”
Continue readingResearchers from Vietnam, Myanmar and Cambodia to Talk on Human Rights
Five researchers from Southeast Asia that the Raoul Wallenberg Institute have been supporting will participate in a panel discussion Tuesday at the Southeast Asian Human Rights Network (SEAHRN) Conference in Bangkok.
The panel includes papers by researchers from Cambodia, Mynamar, … Continue reading » “Researchers from Vietnam, Myanmar and Cambodia to Talk on Human Rights”
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“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.
“That protection is needed, not only from the … Continue reading » ““Business Will Also Show It’s Up To the Challenge””
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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”?
Dr. Hassan … Continue reading » “Indonesian Top Diplomat Speaks about Human Rights in South East Asia”
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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.