Two Weeks of Work in Cambodia
I have now blogged for two weeks and my time is up. It has been nice to have the opportunity to reflect on what we are actually doing in the office.
I very often find it hard to explain what … Continue reading » “Two Weeks of Work in Cambodia”
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RWI visits Maersk Group to talk about business and human rights
RWI recently visited Maersk Group, a global trade, shipping and energy company with headquarters in Copenhagen, for a talk about business and human rights.
RWI’s director Morten Kjaerum was asked to address the group of legal councillors at the company.… Continue reading » “RWI visits Maersk Group to talk about business and human rights”
Continue readingWhen We Established a Presence in Cambodia
I had been to Phnom Penh many times before, but it was something different with the city when I saw it through the thin clouds flying in exactly two years ago (27 May 2013). I noticed so many more details. … Continue reading » “When We Established a Presence in Cambodia”
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How to monitor and evaluate whether human rights education is working
RWI recently held a workshop in Turkey to help human rights educators in civil society organisations and universities boost their skills in monitoring and evaluating how they educate others about human rights.
“The human rights movement is dependent upon the … Continue reading » “How to monitor and evaluate whether human rights education is working”
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“Our Goal is to Make Ourselves Unemployed”
Irregular working hours is part of working at RWI. It is simply impossible to implement a programme of this size and complexity between 8 am and 5 pm Monday-Friday. This is partly due to the workload, but also related to … Continue reading » ““Our Goal is to Make Ourselves Unemployed””
Continue reading“Peace should be built on education, respect and tolerance”
Miriam Estrada-Castillo, a visiting professor at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, has been featured in the second edition of the United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs’ “Women as Forces of Change” publication.
The publication … Continue reading » ““Peace should be built on education, respect and tolerance””
Continue readingTurkish Law Students Make History in Human Rights Moot Court
Law students in Turkey just made history by participating in the first ever moot court competition for human rights.
The students were stressed, says Serkan Köybaşi, who works in the Law Faculty at Bahcesehir University in Istanbul and was one … Continue reading » “Turkish Law Students Make History in Human Rights Moot Court”
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Work with Academic Institutions is a Long-term Commitment
I cleaned my desk today. Partly because it was very messy and partly because we have a new paper shredder in the office that I really enjoy using. The satisfying sound when the machine is shredding the papers, combined with … Continue reading » “Work with Academic Institutions is a Long-term Commitment”
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Another Step Forward for the Dissemination of Human Rights in Myanmar
Assistant librarian Saw Harrison (left) and IT-administrator Yet Htet Ko (right) from the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC) received their new library catalogue at the ongoing RWI conference for human rights librarians in Bangkok.
“This catalogue will allow the … Continue reading » “Another Step Forward for the Dissemination of Human Rights in Myanmar”
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