Who is taking cultural ownership of Yiddish in Sweden?
Doreen El-Roeiy came to the Raoul Wallenberg Institute in the fall of 2014 as a Fulbright Scholar. She is conducting qualitative research on the impact of Yiddish as a national minority language of Sweden. She has a B.A. from Brandeis … Continue reading » “Who is taking cultural ownership of Yiddish in Sweden?”
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Corrections Expert Roster
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute has been carrying out human rights capacity development activities in cooperation with correctional services internationally since the mid-1990s, and has developed a distinct set of methodologies to support measureable improvements in compliance with international standards for … Continue reading » “Corrections Expert Roster”
Continue readingRWI brings together 17 academics in Southeast Asia for human rights workshop
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute recently hosted a research methodology and human rights workshop in Bangkok. Seventeen academics from Cambodia, Laos, Myanamar and Vietnam participated in the 5-day event.
Boualaphiane Sisouk, a PhD Candidate at Nagoya University and Lecturer at … Continue reading » “RWI brings together 17 academics in Southeast Asia for human rights workshop”
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RWI to continue supporting human rights education in Belarus
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute has signed a new cooperation agreement with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) that will include cooperation with a number of Belarusian universities to develop their capacities and resources in human rights, humanitarian law and … Continue reading » “RWI to continue supporting human rights education in Belarus”
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RWI strengthens collaboration with Indonesian correctional services
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with its main partner in Indonesia, the Directorate General of Corrections (DGC).
“This reflects both parties commitment to strengthen the implementation of human rights in prisons,” says Christian Ranheim… Continue reading » “RWI strengthens collaboration with Indonesian correctional services”
Continue readingNew batch of human rights students graduate in Beijing
RWI and Peking University Law School’s Research Centre for Human Rights held its annual graduation ceremony on 3 March 2015 for 29 students who have finished the yearlong human rights master programme.
“The programme is the most comprehensive taught human … Continue reading » “New batch of human rights students graduate in Beijing”
Continue readingAt the intersection of commercial activities and human rights
Senior Researcher Radu Mares believes there is a great need for academic scholarship to theorise and make sense of the changing relationship between commercial activities and human rights. Radu Mares says his academic interest has always been at the intersection … Continue reading » “At the intersection of commercial activities and human rights”
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“A Librarian Can Promote Human Rights”
This interview is an excerpt from the Raoul Wallenberg Institute’s recently published “Developing a Human Rights Library” resource.
Amani Hamarsheh has worked as a librarian at the University of Jordan Library in Amman for ten years. She has … Continue reading » ““A Librarian Can Promote Human Rights””
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RWI’s work with National Human Rights Institutions
Recently, there has been some discussion in Swedish media regarding the role of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in the promotion and protection of human rights, particularly in Myanmar. Given the rapidly growing interest in the creation and strengthening of … Continue reading » “RWI’s work with National Human Rights Institutions”
Continue readingLearn how to develop a human rights library today
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute has published a unique, free resource to help library staff around the world work with human rights in a library setting. It’s open-source and available for download today.
The 130-page “Developing a Human Rights Library” resource … Continue reading » “Learn how to develop a human rights library today”
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