Human Rights Cubed?
The Raoul Wallenberg Academy is hosting an event involving human rights cubes in order to increase knowledge on human rights. The exhibition takes place in Kungsträdgården, Stockholm the 26-28 August (Friday to Sunday) from 11:00-18:00 PM.
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New Policy Brief: Inconvenient Human Rights
Martha F. Davis and Natasha Ryan present a new policy brief, based on a full report published earlier this year, that concludes that Sweden has an obligation to provide water and sanitation that meet basic human rights standards.
“Access to … Continue reading » “New Policy Brief: Inconvenient Human Rights”
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Towards Enhanced Enjoyment of Constitutional Rights in Zimbabwe
Photo Credits: Baynham Goredema’s Flickr: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
Two representatives from the Raoul Wallenberg Institute just returned from a trip in Zimbabwe to meet with partners and plan the next step of the Institute’s new Zimbabwe Human Rights … Continue reading » “Towards Enhanced Enjoyment of Constitutional Rights in Zimbabwe”
Continue readingEnhancing NHRIs in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Institute recently held a workshop in Malawi to enhance the capacity and role of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) to effectively fulfil their mandates in promoting and protecting human rights in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The Malawi Human Rights Commission … Continue reading » “Enhancing NHRIs in Sub-Saharan Africa”
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Hands-on Work with NGOs within the Master’s Programme
During the spring of 2016, students in the International Human Rights Law Master’s Programme at Lund University had the opportunity to gain hands on experience working with a number of different NGOs.
The month-long module, Gender and Human Rights, was … Continue reading » “Hands-on Work with NGOs within the Master’s Programme”
Continue readingWorking with Business and Human Rights in China
Wanhong Zhang is a visiting professor at RWI, and is a Professor of Jurisprudence at Wuhan University School of Law, in China. He is also the Director of the Wuhan University Public Interest and Development Law Institute. Zhang focuses on … Continue reading » “Working with Business and Human Rights in China”
Continue reading“Human Rights Work is Not Fast”
Lee Swepston was appointed as the ILO’s Director of the Department of Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, and Senior Adviser on Human Rights in 2004. He has worked in many areas including children’s rights, indigenous and tribal peoples, non-discrimination, … Continue reading » ““Human Rights Work is Not Fast””
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Sweden and the UN’s Report on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
On June 24, 2016, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights released its report on Sweden’s compliance with its obligations under the UN Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. In accordance with the treaty provisions, the Swedish … Continue reading » “Sweden and the UN’s Report on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights”
Continue reading“Most People… Don’t Know Exactly What Their Human Rights Are”
Brian Burdekin is an International Adviser to numerous National Human Rights Institutions. He was Special Adviser on National Institutions to the first three United Nations High Commissioners for Human Rights. Burdekin was also Federal Human Rights Commissioner of Australia, and … Continue reading » ““Most People… Don’t Know Exactly What Their Human Rights Are””
Continue readingWill We Ever Eradicate Racism?
Gay McDougall is a Human rights activist and lawyer. She is a Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence at the Leitner Center on International Law and Justice at Fordham University Law School, and is a member of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination … Continue reading » “Will We Ever Eradicate Racism?”
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