Last week, 12-16 February 2024, the RWI-Harare in cooperation with Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC), conducted a training on the relationship between human rights and gender equality, for ZGC secretariat staff. The ZGC has recently decentralised its operations to four new … Continue reading » “Workshop on the Relationship between Gender Equality and Human Rights”
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Women’s Day: a time to reflect
In 1977, the United Nations General Assembly invited member states to proclaim March 8 as an official UN holiday for women’s rights and world peace. The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law has been an active component
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Women in Science: Towards an Inclusive Future?
Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, which advocates against the discrimination women undergo in their professional scientific fields. The recognition of women in science, as actors of change and engaged professionals, has always faced issues. … Continue reading » “Women in Science: Towards an Inclusive Future?”
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Connecting the Dots Between Climate Change and Human Rights
The climate crisis has become one of the greatest human rights challenges of our time. It threatens lives and livelihoods. It worsens inequalities and deepens precarity. Adapting to climate change is no longer a choice. It is a necessity. States, … Continue reading » “Connecting the Dots Between Climate Change and Human Rights”
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World Pride Film Festival Screening: Welcome to Chechnya
The harassment and abuse of LGBTQI+ people occurs all over the world. Pride celebrations, weeks, parades and months are extremely powerful – bringing together a social and political movement to fight for inclusion and respect for human rights. Such movements … Continue reading » “World Pride Film Festival Screening: Welcome to Chechnya”
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Scholarship for Female Students in Cambodia
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI) believes that the next generation of legal professionals has an important role to play in contributing to the promotion and protection of human rights in Cambodia. RWI therefore focuses its Cambodia programme on improving the … Continue reading » “Scholarship for Female Students in Cambodia”
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RWI’s Work on Gender Equality Gains Momentum
Gender equality and human rights are inextricably linked. Everywhere, social norms and power relations create gender-based discrimination. RWI strives to transform these structures and realize human rights for everyone regardless of gender.
One way RWI does this is to emphasise … Continue reading » “RWI’s Work on Gender Equality Gains Momentum”
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Advancing Gender Equality in Zimbabwe
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) recently facilitated the 2018 National Symposium on Gender Equality and the Human Rights of Women in Zimbabwe.
It was held in Harare, Zimbabwe in cooperation with Africa University, … Continue reading » “Advancing Gender Equality in Zimbabwe”
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Workshop Puts Gender Rights on the Curriculum
Nineteen teachers from various universities across China met recently in Shanghai for a workshop on how to teach about gender and human rights in their courses back home.
Whereas the first workshop in Beijing focused on the theoretical aspects of … Continue reading » “Workshop Puts Gender Rights on the Curriculum”
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