Klaudia Zielinska is an 18-year-old high school student from Malmö and recipient of the 2022 ‘UN Youth of the Year’ Award. Every year, this title is awarded to a young person in Sweden who has been extra committed to furthering … Continue reading » “Meet Klaudia – Recipient of the 2022 ‘UN Youth of the Year’ Award”
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Expert Roundtable – Afghanistan
On 6th and 7th February, 40 scholars and expert practitioners gathered at RWI in Lund, Sweden, or joined online, for an Expert Roundtable on the topic of Prospects for Accountability for Human Rights Violations in Afghanistan.
The expert roundtable was … Continue reading » “Expert Roundtable – Afghanistan”
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Corruption: Sweden Lags Behind
According to Transparency International yearly (2022) index that was recently published, Sweden now shares the fifth place with Singapore. It is Sweden’s lowest ranking in years. Based on a number of criteria, Transparency International score and rank 180 countries across … Continue reading » “Corruption: Sweden Lags Behind”
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EU: Human Rights Learnings in Relation to Covid-19
The Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic, the EU Parliament, hosted a two-day seminar on lessons learned and recommendations for the future.
When the European Parliament carried out a streamed public hearing on The impact of the pandemic on fundamental … Continue reading » “EU: Human Rights Learnings in Relation to Covid-19”
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Youth Participation: Human Rights Cities Concept
In December last year, young activists from Albania and Kosovo gathered in Tirana to learn about the concept of human rights cities. Their workshop was organized by Adela Hodaj and Erblina Selmanaj, participants as of the Swedish Academy for Young … Continue reading » “Youth Participation: Human Rights Cities Concept”
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Desegregation of pupils in Albania and Kosovo: A Human Rights Challenge
The Swedish Institute Academy for Young Professionals (SAYP) helps develop a new generation of leaders through networking and mutual learning. Young policymakers, public servants and civil society actors develop their capacities to meet the requirements of a modern governance.
Two … Continue reading » “Desegregation of pupils in Albania and Kosovo: A Human Rights Challenge”
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Meet Victoria Heisler – Raoul Wallenberg Institutes new Librarian!
Victoria Heisler has just moved to Malmö from Vermont in the US. Originally, she is from both Germany and the US and has grown up in both counties.
Before joining us at the RWI she has been a school librarian, … Continue reading » “Meet Victoria Heisler – Raoul Wallenberg Institutes new Librarian!”
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Meet Mr. Vannak Sun – Scholarship recipient International Human Rights Law
Vannak Sun graduated with a Bachelor of Law from the Royal University of Law and Economics (RULE) and a Bachelor of Art in English for Professional Communication from the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) in 2017. Thereafter, he was … Continue reading » “Meet Mr. Vannak Sun – Scholarship recipient International Human Rights Law”
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Zimbabwe: ‘Mooting’ Allows Students to Sharpen Advocacy Skills
In Harare, RWI collaborated with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to host the National International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Moot Court Competition. This is a recurring competition which aims to give students the opportunity to not only study … Continue reading » “Zimbabwe: ‘Mooting’ Allows Students to Sharpen Advocacy Skills”
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