Weapons under International Law – emerging principles for stifling tools of violence
For virtually all of human history, the progression of weapons technologies has impacted our collective destiny, inflicting death and destruction on a scale second only to disease. In the last half-century, however, controls have put into place first concerning nuclear … Continue reading » “Weapons under International Law – emerging principles for stifling tools of violence”
Continue readingExpert Accreditation Programme for African NHRIs in Lund
The second workshop within the Expert Accreditation Programme, targeting 10 staff members of African NHRIs was held at the Institute 17-21 March. Countries represented in the Expert Accreditation Programme are Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and South Africa and throughout the week … Continue reading » “Expert Accreditation Programme for African NHRIs in Lund”
Continue readingWorkshop on the Prohibition and Prevention of Torture and ill-Treatment
The Institute, in cooperation with the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission, held a training workshop on the Prohibition and Prevention of Torture and ill-Treatment in Nay Pyi Taw, the first RWI workshop to be held in the capital of Myanmar. … Continue reading » “Workshop on the Prohibition and Prevention of Torture and ill-Treatment”
Continue readingUP CWS library adds books from the Institute to LGBT collection
Researchers from Belarus visits the Institute
As part of the Institute’s ongoing cooperation with universities in Belarus, the institute is offering researchers from Belarus the possibility to conduct research on human rights at the institute. A larger number of applications have been received for this year. … Continue reading » “Researchers from Belarus visits the Institute”
Continue readingHuman rights research workshop in Laos
The Institute currently implements a training course in Thalat, Laos, for approximately 20 human rights researchers from Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. This is the first workshop in a series of events in 2014 that aims at increasing the capacities of … Continue reading » “Human rights research workshop in Laos”
Continue readingMaster Programme in International Human Rights Law Paññāsāstra University of 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 Scholarships for individuals to study the new Master Programme in International … Continue reading » “Master Programme in International Human Rights Law Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia”
Continue readingHuman Rights Research Grant 2014, Turkey
İnsan Hakları Araştırmaları Hibesi Türkçesi için tıklayınız
Introduction The main goal of the RWI-Human Rights Research Grant is to enhance the human rights law education and to support human rights research capacity at the academic institutions in Turkey.
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Continue readingThe director in Asia
The Institute’s acting Director, Mr. Rolf Ring, visited the newly established field office in Cambodia 19-22 January. A series of high-level meetings were carried during Mr. Ring’s short stay in Phnom Penh. Among others, Mr. Ring met with Minister of … Continue reading » “The director in Asia”
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