COVID-19 Archives - The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

Call for papers: World Human Rights Cities Forum

We are calling for papers written under the theme of

Human Rights Cities’ Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Localisation of Human Rights-Based Solutions for the Development of Inclusive Societies

The deadline for the abstract submission is August 8th (Sunday), 2021.… Continue reading » “Call for papers: World Human Rights Cities Forum”

Human Rights and Poverty: Where do we go from here?

The COVID-19 pandemic has reversed decades of progress on poverty. Over 200 million people run the risk of falling into poverty and 71 million are at risk of falling into extreme poverty. 500 million are at risk of losing their … Continue reading » “Human Rights and Poverty: Where do we go from here?”

Covid-19: New Tool for Analysing and Evaluating Crisis Laws and Policies

With support from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI) will carry out a pilot study examining national legal and policy responses to the Covid-19 pandemic in fifteen countries. Using a new tool, RWI will implement … Continue reading » “Covid-19: New Tool for Analysing and Evaluating Crisis Laws and Policies”

COVID-19: A Letter From the Director

Dear all,

The corona-virus has an impact on our health. The global economy is affected. And, what about human rights? What are the civil, political, economic and social rights dimensions of the current crisis? How does it impact gender equality … Continue reading » “COVID-19: A Letter From the Director”