Are You Our Next Communications Officer?
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute is currently seeking candidates for the position as Communications Officer at its office in Lund, Sweden. The position is full time, starting as early as possible in August 2018, and with six month probation period.
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RWI on the Right to a Life Without Violence
The Swedish Forum for Human Rights (MR-Dagarna) is the largest venue of its kind in the Nordic countries and is this year addressing human rights from a more uncommon angle – violence.
This year’s theme incorporates different aspects of violence, … Continue reading » “RWI on the Right to a Life Without Violence ”
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Nice Words Mean Little to the People in Syria
Sweden’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York said Wednesday night in Lund, Sweden that nice words, good intentions, and vetoed resolutions mean little to the people being bombed in Syria.
Olof Skoog, speaking at the Raoul … Continue reading » “Nice Words Mean Little to the People in Syria”
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One-On-One With a PhD Researcher
Amalia Sofia is a visiting researcher at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute. She works as a PhD student and researcher at the Graduate Institute of Public Administration at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland.
She is currently writing the parts of … Continue reading » “One-On-One With a PhD Researcher”
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RWI on Blood Batteries, Fashion and Consumption
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute is supporting and participating in Lund University’s Sustainability Week at the end of April. The week gather students and researchers’ at Lund University and citizens of Lund to create the opportunity of meeting and discussing sustainability … Continue reading » “RWI on Blood Batteries, Fashion and Consumption”
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How Working in Human Rights is Personal for RWI Staff
Meet Dararoth Ke. Since 2014, Dararoth has assisted RWI as a programme officer in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He believes his experience growing up in a remote village in Cambodia, where people are not always taught their human rights, … Continue reading » “How Working in Human Rights is Personal for RWI Staff”
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Youth Focus in the 5th Human Rights Training in Zimbabwe
This week RWI, in partnership with the Centre for Applied Legal Research (CALR) in Zimbabwe commences the 5th Professional Training Programme on Human Rights for Zimbabwe.
This time the programme has a youth focus, targeting emerging leaders in politics, the … Continue reading » “Youth Focus in the 5th Human Rights Training in Zimbabwe”
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UN Expert Chris Sidoti on Potential Decision to Designate Myanmar Crisis ‘Genocide’
The UN fact-finding mission on Myanmar released a report last month pointing to the human rights violations committed by government authorities on Rohingya populations in the country. The report finds that “concrete and overwhelming information points to international crimes” which … Continue reading » “UN Expert Chris Sidoti on Potential Decision to Designate Myanmar Crisis ‘Genocide’”
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A Research Workshop on Human Rights and the Environment
A five-day research workshop under the regional human rights research initiative took place in Bangkok recently.
The workshop gathered almost twenty researchers from all over Asia. RWI researchers Radu Mares and Frank Baber, together with Mike Hayes at Mahidol … Continue reading » “A Research Workshop on Human Rights and the Environment”
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UPF and RWI Lecture: Sweden in the Security Council – Does it Matter?
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute with its collaboration partner the Association of Foreign Affairs (UPF) are proud to announce an evening with Swedish UN-Ambassador Olof Skoog. Mr Skoog will give a presentation on “Sweden in the Security Council – does … Continue reading » “UPF and RWI Lecture: Sweden in the Security Council – Does it Matter?”
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