RWI Visiting Professor Mark Gibney Releases New Book
Dr. Mark Gibney, the Raoul Wallenberg Visiting Professor of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at RWI just released a second edition of his book “International Human Rights Law: Returning to Universal Principles”.
In the book, Gibney critiques a … Continue reading » “RWI Visiting Professor Mark Gibney Releases New Book”
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Kenya and Sweden Working Together for Human Rights in Prisons
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute arranged a seminar on Monday on human rights in correctional services to kick off a week-long study visit by the Kenya Prison Service (KPS).
“Kenya Prisons Service has decided that the future lies in a human … Continue reading » “Kenya and Sweden Working Together for Human Rights in Prisons”
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More Focus Needed on the Victims of Trafficking
The EU Anti-trafficking Coordinator says the EU has laws and policy to tackle human trafficking and severe labour exploitation, but no implementation yet.
Myria Vassiliadou, the EU Anti-trafficking Coordinator, was one of four experts on Tuesday night who participated in … Continue reading » “More Focus Needed on the Victims of Trafficking”
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Looking Into the Human Rights Impacts of Hydropower Dams in Vietnam
RWI, in cooperation with the Vietnamese Institute for Human Rights, recently held a national conference on human rights research and education in Hanoi, Vietnam. Our programme officer, David Eile, sat down to talk to Nguyen Thi Thanh Hai, the Deputy … Continue reading » “Looking Into the Human Rights Impacts of Hydropower Dams in Vietnam”
Continue readingA Few Weeks in the Life of Our Programme in the Middle East and North Africa
RWI’s programme officer in Amman, Jordan, Eman Siam, has been busy as of late. She has created a photo slideshow to give a taste of what the Institute’s work in the Middle East and North Africa looks and feels like.… Continue reading » “A Few Weeks in the Life of Our Programme in the Middle East and North Africa”
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Lund University Hosting High Level Roundtable Meeting and Public Debate on Human Trafficking
Photo: © UNHCR/Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo
A high level roundtable meeting and an open panel debate to discuss the challenges of human trafficking and severe exploitation on the labour market will take place at Lund University on 1 September 2015. The open … Continue reading » “Lund University Hosting High Level Roundtable Meeting and Public Debate on Human Trafficking”
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In-depth Human Rights Summer Course Held in Lebanon
Law students, fresh law graduates, and junior lawyers from the MENA region recently participated in a regional human rights summer course in Lebanon.
The 12-day course stems from a cooperation between RWI, Beirut Arab University’s Human Rights Centre (BAU-HRC), the … Continue reading » “In-depth Human Rights Summer Course Held in Lebanon”
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Over 300 Meet in Turkey for Justice Education
The 8th Worldwide Global Alliance for Justice Education Conference (GAJE) recently took place on the Anadolu University campus in Turkey in cooperation with the Raoul Wallenberg Institute.
This year’s general conference theme was “Justice Education for a Just Society.”
The … Continue reading » “Over 300 Meet in Turkey for Justice Education”
Continue readingImproving Human Rights Research in Vietnam
RWI, in cooperation with the Vietnamese Institute for Human Rights, recently held a national conference on human rights research and education in Hanoi, Vietnam. We talked to David Eile, Programme Officer at RWI, who was one of the organizers of … Continue reading » “Improving Human Rights Research in Vietnam”
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Belarusian Students in Lund to Study Human Rights
(Swedish press release to follow)
Twenty-five Belarusian students are at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute in Lund over the next two weeks for a summer course introduction to International human rights law.
“We are one of the few actors that have … Continue reading » “Belarusian Students in Lund to Study Human Rights”
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