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By Peacewell Makhurane, Junior Programme Officer
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI) Harare Office, in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC), convened a workshop from 21–24 July 2026 in Harare to support the development of the ZHRC Information … Continue reading » “Strengthening Human Rights Through Digital Transformation: RWI Supports ZHRC ICT Strategy Development”
Continue readingBy Anna Pedash, Programme Associate
From 8 to 10 July 2026, Tukhan Ediev, Programme Officer, and Anna Pedash, Programme Associate, conducted the first series of regional visits to the Offices of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights in … Continue reading » “RWI Ukraine Team Conducts First Regional Visits to the Offices of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights”
Continue readingBy Svitlana Pavlysh, Programme Officer Ukraine Programme
On June 24, 2026, a guest lecture on human rights protection in the penitentiary system took place at National University “Ostroh Academy”. The event was organized within the “Human Rights Infrastructure for Ukraine … Continue reading » “Changes start from university bench – how the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law supports new generation of legal professionals in Ukraine”
Continue readingBy Yeva Borovyk, Project Administrator
On 1-2 July 2026, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) organized a study visit for the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine to Chișinău, Republic of Moldova for a peer-to-peer exchange … Continue reading » “Working Visit on Chapter 23 of the EU Negotiations Framework: Exchange between the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova’s Counterparts”
Continue readingBy Halyna Kokhan, Programme Officer
In late May 2026, a 19-person delegation from Ukraine’s Ministry of Justice, the State Criminal-Executive Service, the Penitentiary Academy of Ukraine and the National University “Ostroh Academy” travelled to Stockholm and Helsinki on a … Continue reading » “From Stockholm and Helsinki to the Classroom: Penitentiary Academy of Ukraine Shares Nordic Experience with Cadets and Staff”
Continue readingBy Halyna Kokhan, Programme Officer
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) and Ukraine’s Ministry of Justice co-hosted an online event on 29 June 2026 to present a new comparative study on the execution of … Continue reading » “Comparative Study Points the Way for Ukraine on Executing ECtHR Judgments”
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The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) warmly welcomes the endorsement of the International Humanitarian Law Compliance Monitoring Database (ICMD) by the Royal Thai … Continue reading » “PRESS RELEASE: The Royal Thai Government Endorses ICMD. Thailand Joins a Growing Group of States Partnering to Advance Compliance with International Humanitarian Law”
Continue readingBy Clemence Velon, Communication Associate
As part of the development process of the International Humanitarian Law Compliance Monitoring Database (ICMD), the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) convened a third consultation with experts in data … Continue reading » “International Humanitarian Law Compliance Monitoring Database (ICMD): Summary of the Third Consultation”
Continue readingBy: Windi Arini, Regional Director, Asia Pacific (a.i.)
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute officially concluded the Regional Asia Pacific Programme Phase 2 (RAPP2) in Jakarta on 30 June 2026. The event brought together partners from across the region to reflect … Continue reading » “Closing RAPP2: Advancing Rights-Based Environmental Governance in Asia and the Pacific”
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