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‘Putting Her Feet Everywhere’
In Cameroon, girl children are prey. Violent perpetrators lure at home, on their way to school, at school and on their way back home from school. Strangers, fellow students, parents, and husbands all pose a threat.
Marthe Wandou, 2021 laureate
… Continue reading » “‘Putting Her Feet Everywhere’” Continue readingThe Escazu Agreement and the Global Biodiversity Framework
The objectives of the side event were a) to catalyze action by various groups to implement the Escazu Agreement and the Global Biodiversity Framework’s (GBF) Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in a synergetic way and b) advance dialogue on environmental … Continue reading » “The Escazu Agreement and the Global Biodiversity Framework”
Continue readingMeet Courage Zinyoni – Raoul Wallenberg Institute’s Scholarship Recipient
Courage Zinyoni (28) is currently working as a district coordinator at the Zimbabwe National Network of People Living with HIV. Previously he also worked at Plan International, which is a development organisation that strives to advance the rights of … Continue reading » “Meet Courage Zinyoni – Raoul Wallenberg Institute’s Scholarship Recipient”
Continue readingMeet Shamiso Zvingowanisei – A Participant in the Summer School on Human Rights 2022
Shamiso is a 22 year old law student from Zimbabwe, currently in her fifth year of studies at the Ezekiel Guti University. Towards the end of last year, she took part in the Summer School on Human Rights organised by … Continue reading » “Meet Shamiso Zvingowanisei – A Participant in the Summer School on Human Rights 2022”
Continue readingReconciliation: A Possibility and a Must
“As long as humans are less than perfect, there will be a need for admitting failures, confessing sins, seeking and granting forgiveness”, says Antje Jackelén introducing her speech on Reconciliation – A Political Possibility for the Anna Lindh Lecture on … Continue reading » “Reconciliation: A Possibility and a Must”
Continue readingThe Swedish Institute for Human Rights: Applying for International Accreditation Today
Today is a big day for the new Swedish Institute for Human Rights, MR-institutet. They are applying for international recognition and accreditation. Today, the Institute for Human Rights has applied for membership in the Global Alliance for National Human Rights … Continue reading » “The Swedish Institute for Human Rights: Applying for International Accreditation Today”
Continue readingAnna Lindh Lecture: Meet ANTJE JACKELÉN – former Archbishop
Join us in the Lund University Auditorium, Main University Building and listen to and meet Antje Jackelén! Dr. Antje Jackelén was the Archbishop and Primate of the Church of Sweden 2014-2022 and prior to that Bishop of the Diocese of … Continue reading » “Anna Lindh Lecture: Meet ANTJE JACKELÉN – former Archbishop”
Continue readingCall for Research Grant Proposals: Business and Human Rights in Zimbabwe
In collaboration with its academic cooperation partners under the Zimbabwe Human Rights Capacity Development Programme 2019-2023, we are launching a call for research grants proposals.
Grants: Business and Human Rights in Zimbabwe
Grants under the Call are awarded to research … Continue reading » “Call for Research Grant Proposals: Business and Human Rights in Zimbabwe”
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