By: Peacewell Makhurane, Junior Programme Officer
On 13 May 2025, the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI) renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for another five years. The cooperation focuses on the advancement … Continue reading » “MoU Renewal Between ZPCS and RWI”
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The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI), in cooperation with the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) recently convened a training workshop aimed at equipping the ZHRC officials with the knowledge and tools necessary to effectively conduct … Continue reading » “ZHRC Enhances Capacity to Monitor Service Delivery Through Targeted Training Workshop”
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On 20 May 2025, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI) hosted a delegation from Thailand led by Dr. Seree Nonthasoot, an esteemed human rights advocate. The visit was part of a broader study tour organized by the Institute of Research and … Continue reading » “RWI Welcomes Thai Delegation Led by Dr Seree Nonthasoot to Lund — Strengthening Regional Engagement”
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RWI mourns the passing of our beloved friend and colleague, Senior Librarian Lena Olsson, who died on Saturday, 17 May 2025 at the age of 78.
Lena joined RWI as a Librarian in 1999 and retired in 2014. However, well
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Lund, 19 May 2025 — The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) is pleased to announce the launch of a second Ukraine initiative this month—“CORE – EU Chapter 23: Co-Owned Rights Expertise for Ukraine’s Accession … Continue reading » “Press release: Sweden Deepens Support for Ukraine’s EU Path through New Human Rights Programme at RWI Supported by Ministry for Foreign Affairs”
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The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, in partnership with members of The Global Network for Human Rights and the Environment and the Environmental Legal Clinics Alliance in Latin America & the Caribbean, is pleased to present … Continue reading » “Climate Justice & Human Rights: A Submission to the IACHR’s Special Rapporteurship (REDESCA)”
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By: Tsion Hagos, Senior Liaison Officer, RWI Addis Ababa
In March 2025, RWI officially joined the Humanitarian Coordination Forum (HCF), an umbrella entity for various UN agencies and INGOs in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to play their humanitarian role in … Continue reading » “RWI joins the Humanitarian Coordination Forum in Addis Ababa”
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By: Zuzana Zalanova, RWI Regional Director for Europe a.i.
RWI recently supported the special screening and panel discussion of The EUkrainian, Viktor Nordenskiöld’s compelling documentary following Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna in her courageous fight for Ukraine’s … Continue reading » “Film screening and discussion of The EUkrainian, 2025 documentary on EU accession”
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Lund, Sweden – 7 May 2025 – The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) is proud to announce the signing of a new agreement with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) on Swedish … Continue reading » “Press release: Historic Partnership to Strengthen Ukraine’s Human Rights Infrastructure toward EU Accession”
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