By: Innocent Mawire, Programme Officer
A nine-member delegation from the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) Harare Office recently concluded a highly insightful benchmarking visit to Uganda’s Inspectorate … Continue reading » “Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Study Visit to Uganda’s Inspectorate of Government: A Step Towards Strengthening Administrative Justice”
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By: Windi Arini, Country Director a.i., RWI Indonesia
The 2nd Regional Judicial Dialogue on Environmental Justice and Climate Resilience in the ASEAN region took place from 17-18 February 2025 in Jakarta, Indonesia, co-hosted by the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of … Continue reading » “Strengthening Judicial Cooperation on Environmental Justice in Southeast Asia”
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By: Claudia Ituarte-Lima, Leader of the Human Rights and the Environment Thematic Area
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute was pleased to respond to a call for submission by the United Nations Secretary-General for input on Just Transition and Human Rights, … Continue reading » “Just Transition and Human Rights: RWI’s submission to the UN Secretary-General’s synthesis report”
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By: Innocent Mawire, Programme Officer
In line with the objectives outlined in Section 7 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, which emphasizes the promotion of public awareness of the Constitution, the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has embarked on a … Continue reading » “ZHRC rolls out Human Rights Awareness Campaigns”
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Lund, 29 January 2025 – The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) is embarking on an exciting new partnership with Deloitte, the largest professional services network in the world, operating in more than 150 countries. … Continue reading » “Press release: RWI and Deloitte Partner to Advance Groundbreaking New Digital Innovation for enhanced Humanitarian Law Compliance Monitoring”
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By: Peter Lundberg, Executive Director of RWI
Below are the remarks delivered at Lund City Library on 27 January 2025, marking the occasion of the 80th International Holocaust Remembrance Day. An English translation of the remarks are also found … Continue reading » “RWI Executive Director’s remarks on the 80th International Holocaust Remembrance Day event at Lund City Library”
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By: Graciela Moreno Niño, RWI Acess to Justice intern
November closed with great news for Sweden – the recently published report of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions Sub-Committee on Accreditation (GANHRI SCA) confirmed the … Continue reading » “Highlights from the Latest NHRI Accreditation Session”
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By: Moreblessing Mbire, Programme Officer
RWI together with academic partner institutions in Zimbabwe, hosted a Conference on Clinical Legal Education (CLE) themed, The Role of University Law Clinics in Promoting Social Justice on 20 November 2024. The conference aimed … Continue reading » “Zimbabwe Annual Workshop and Conference “The Role of University Law Clinics in Promoting Social Justice””
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On December 3-4, 2024, the Human Rights Defender’s staff members in Armenia and RWI Armenia hosted an impactful two-day workshop designed to enhance the competencies of legal professionals in documenting cases of torture and ill-treatment.
Participants gained:
Expertise in identifying
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