On Our Work in Asia
A note from our Deputy Director of Programmes, Andreas Ljungholm
The institute has been active in Asia for over 25 years. In 1996 we initiated our cooperation in the region with human rights training courses for Chinese high-level justice officials. … Continue reading » “On Our Work in Asia”
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Sweden’s National Institution for Human Rights to Lund
We are happy to announce that Sweden’s new National Institution for Human Rights will be located in Lund. The institution will start operating by the end of the year. Its main task will be to investigate how well Sweden respects … Continue reading » “Sweden’s National Institution for Human Rights to Lund”
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Racial discrimination in Sweden and the United States – March 21 Follow up content
Continue to explore racial discrimination issues in Sweden and the United States through our additional content
On March 21st The Raoul Wallenberg together with Kino organised the second event of the Swedish Human Rights Film Festival. We marked the … Continue reading » “Racial discrimination in Sweden and the United States – March 21 Follow up content”
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Discussing the 2021 movie Judas and the Black Messiah at the Swedish Human Rights Film Festival
From the Black Panther Party to the film “Judas and the Black Messiah” : A conversation between international experts
Through this short but content wise video, Michael Mc. Eachrane, researcher expert on racial discrimination issues and Madubuko A. Diakité… Continue reading » “Discussing the 2021 movie Judas and the Black Messiah at the Swedish Human Rights Film Festival”
Continue readingInsights from March 21 panel discussion on racial discrimination issues
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The second panel discussion of the Swedish Human rights Film festival started with a simple but needed statement:
“Racial discrimination did … Continue reading » “Insights from March 21 panel discussion on racial discrimination issues”
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A Landmark Ruling for Women’s Day
In a landmark ruling that referenced International Women’s Day, a judge in Kenya has set free a woman who killed her husband after years of domestic violence. The judgement was delivered further to a report from a probation officer who
… Continue reading » “A Landmark Ruling for Women’s Day” Continue readingPressmeddelande: Filmfestival lyfter rasdiskriminering (Swedish)
Söndagen den 21 mars är det internationella dagen för avskaffande av rasdiskriminering. Då kommer Raoul Wallenberg-institutet att lyfta rasdiskriminering både i filmbranschen men även i samhället genom sin digitala filmfestival.
Varje år anordnar Raoul Wallenberg-institutet och Kino, stöttade av Lunds … Continue reading » “Pressmeddelande: Filmfestival lyfter rasdiskriminering (Swedish)”
Continue readingFilm Festival : The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
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Welcome to the Swedish Human Rights Film Festival 2021
Every year we unite movies with human rights through panel discussions with international experts. During 2021, we will have an all-year around film … Continue reading » “Film Festival : The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination”
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Will European countries ever take meaningful steps to end colonial legacies?
Will European countries ever take meaningful steps to end colonial legacies?
Wikimedia CommonsMichael McEachrane, Lund University
Centuries of European colonialism have had a tremendous impact on shaping inequities within and among countries, many of which are yet to … Continue reading » “Will European countries ever take meaningful steps to end colonial legacies?”
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Congratulations to our 2021 Martin Alexandersson Scholarship Recipient – Gina Herrmann
Professor Gina Herrmann is a Norman H Brown, Jr. Faculty Fellow at the University of Oregon. She is a scholar of Spanish literature and culture, Holocaust studies, leftist studies, and oral history. She serves as the interim director of the … Continue reading » “Congratulations to our 2021 Martin Alexandersson Scholarship Recipient – Gina Herrmann”
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