East African Countries Regional Forum in Mombasa, Kenya
During three days, 21 – 23 November, Officials from Key Government Ministries and civil society organizations implementing UNSCR 1325 in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda meet to discuss the creation of a regional network. The meeting is taking place
Two successful days
-We couldn´t believe a swede from a well known family would engage in us, the jewish people, and our faith. He was a legend, says Peter Kadar and remembers how his mother just said one word when she came back … Continue reading » “Two successful days”
Continue readingTraining programme for Belarusian academics
-I am impressed. This is a group of highly qualified participants, says Henrik Andersen, programme officer at the Institute and responsible for a two week training programme for Belarusian academics, held in Lund.
-And best of all – they seem … Continue reading » “Training programme for Belarusian academics”
Continue readingThe Martin Alexanderson Research Scholarship
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute is announcing ”The Martin Alexanderson Research Scholarship for Human Rights Studies – 2013”. The Scholarship will be awarded someone planning to carry out, or who is actually carrying out, a study in the field of human … Continue reading » “The Martin Alexanderson Research Scholarship”
Continue readingThe Raoul Wallenberg Institute Human Rights Essay Prize, Turkey
(Deadline: 30 November 2012)
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) is pleased to announce its second annual Human Rights Essay Prize in Turkey.
The prize will be awarded in recognition of outstanding academic scholarship in
Conference in honor of Raoul Wallenberg
In order to honor Raoul Wallenbergs’ efforts in Budapest during the second world war the conference “Between Salvation and Extermination during World War II” was held in Bucharest on October 12. Read more (in Swedish)… Continue reading » “Conference in honor of Raoul Wallenberg”
Continue readingRWI Turkey Program partners visited South Africa
The Anadolu University Law Faculty, one of the partners of the institute, and winners of the Institute’s Human Rights Essay Prize in Turkey visited Live Client Law Clinics in South Africa 1-6 October. Four academicians from Anadolu University were accompanied … Continue reading » “RWI Turkey Program partners visited South Africa”
Continue readingUS Ambassador visited the Institute
The US Ambassador to Sweden, Mr Mark Brzezinski, visited the Institute in Lund this week. The visit to was part of the US Embassy´s “roadshow” through Sweden that included a visit to Lund and the University. The Ambassador turned out … Continue reading » “US Ambassador visited the Institute”
Continue readingOur friend and former visiting professor Vojin Dimitrijević (81), passed away in Belgrade on Friday 5th October
Vojin Dimitrijević managed the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights since he established it in 1995. He also held a number of international assignments, serving i.e. for many years as a member of the UN Human Rights Committee and published extensively.… Continue reading » “Our friend and former visiting professor Vojin Dimitrijević (81), passed away in Belgrade on Friday 5th October”
Continue readingNew Manual on Conducting a National Inquiry into Systematic Patterns of Human Rights Violation
This manual is a joint publication developed by the Institute and the Asia Pacific Forum (APF), and it serves as a complement to the training courses on national inquiries that the Institute and APF are organising for NHRIs in Asia.… Continue reading » “New Manual on Conducting a National Inquiry into Systematic Patterns of Human Rights Violation”
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