The Human Rights Challenge of Genetic Engineering
What would the impact be on human rights if the genetic variants associated with IQ are discovered?
That is the question Dr. Benjamin Gregg will be discussing when he visits the Raoul Wallenberg Institute on 6 April.
In a public … Continue reading » “The Human Rights Challenge of Genetic Engineering”
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Project Explores How Cities Address the Roma Situation
Recently we interviewed Ioana Bunescu, last recipient of the Martin Alexanderson Research Scholarship and current researcher at Malmö Institute of Migration, Diversity and Welfare (MIM).
Can you tell us about the project you are currently working on?
I … Continue reading » “Project Explores How Cities Address the Roma Situation”
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My Meeting with a Former ISIL Sex Slave
Nadia Murad was held captive by ISIL. Her family murdered. Her home taken. She was enslaved. After a failed attempt to escape, which led to her being raped by militants until she passed out, she was finally successful.
Murad recently … Continue reading » “My Meeting with a Former ISIL Sex Slave”
Continue readingThe Martin Alexandersson Research Scholarship
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute is accepting applications to the annual “Martin Alexandersson Research Scholarship for Human Rights Studies.”
The scholarship is awarded to a researcher who is planning to carry out, or who is carrying out, a study in the … Continue reading » “The Martin Alexandersson Research Scholarship”
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Changing Interpretations to Accommodate Indigenous Peoples’ Cultural Differences
Senior Researcher at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, Alejandro Fuentes, has published a new article that focuses on how the Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ approach protects indigenous peoples’ human rights.
Fuentes has worked at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute for seven … Continue reading » “Changing Interpretations to Accommodate Indigenous Peoples’ Cultural Differences”
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What Do Human Rights Mean to You?
What do human rights mean to you? Unfortunately, far too many people see human rights as some far off ideas discussed at the UN — words that have no meaning and no impact on their lives.
I could give a … Continue reading » “What Do Human Rights Mean to You?”
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102 Cambodian Court Clerk Students Study Human Rights
A three-week long human rights course is underway for 102 future court clerks from the Royal Academy of Judicial Professions in Cambodia (RAJP).
The 27-hour course has been integrated into the standard curricula for court clerk students at RAJP and … Continue reading » “102 Cambodian Court Clerk Students Study Human Rights”
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New Cooperation Programme Started in Zimbabwe
Photo: RWI Director Morten Kjaerum signs agreement on support from Swedish Development Cooperation for new Zimbabwe programme
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law has started a new cooperation programme in Zimbabwe that aims to contribute to … Continue reading » “New Cooperation Programme Started in Zimbabwe”
Continue readingBig Project Launched to Reform the Tunisian Judicial Sector
The RWI MENA Office in Amman attended a high level seminar for the launching of the “Institutional Twinning Project among Tunisia, Spain, France and Italy” in Tunisia on February 11. The €4 million project is funded by the European Union.… Continue reading » “Big Project Launched to Reform the Tunisian Judicial Sector”
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Scholarship: Master Programme in International Human Rights Law in Cambodia
Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia (PUC) and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) with financial support from Swedish Development Cooperation will provide up to 15 full Scholarships and 3 partial Scholarships for individuals to study the … Continue reading » “Scholarship: Master Programme in International Human Rights Law in Cambodia”
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