Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Isis Satori Reis, Programme Officer for the Zimbabwe Programme, witnessed harsh inequalities throughout her youth. ‘I never got used to it. The environment in which I grew up shaped my will to contribute to … Continue reading » “Meet Our Colleagues : Isis Santori Reis”
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Zimbabwe: Launching ‘The Judiciary and the Zimbabwean Constitution’ – a book on constitutional and human rights law
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute’s Harare office is proud to have facilitated the launch of the newest book on constitutional and human rights law – ‘The Judiciary and the Zimbabwean Constitution’ – in collaboration with the University of Zimbabwe’s Falculty of … Continue reading » “Zimbabwe: Launching ‘The Judiciary and the Zimbabwean Constitution’ – a book on constitutional and human rights law”
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Towards Collective Action
On the 7th and the 8th of September, RWI’s Director Morten Kjaerum, participated in a series of roundtable discussions organised by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) on the theme of ‘Putting human rights at the heart of … Continue reading » “Towards Collective Action”
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World Human Rights Cities Forum 2022: Call for Papers On Human Rights, Environment and Climate Change
Call for Papers for the Human Rights Paper Session I: Human Rights, Environment and Climate Change – Developing Human Rights-Based Solutions for Sustainable, Inclusive, and Climate-Resilient Cities
Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI), BK21 FOUR The … Continue reading » “World Human Rights Cities Forum 2022: Call for Papers On Human Rights, Environment and Climate Change”
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Award Activity: ‘Becoming a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar is a Unique Possibility’
The Fulbright Distinguished Scholar is co-hosted by the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) and the Law Faculty at Lund University (LU). The aim is to promote collaboration between human rights scholars in the United States … Continue reading » “Award Activity: ‘Becoming a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar is a Unique Possibility’”
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Article on Swedish and Finnish Accession to NATO
Today, Professor Sunga published a new article with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, arguing that the accession of both Sweden and Finland to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, contrary to what some people argue, is both legitimate and urgent,
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Meet Ms Phearong Sdeung – Working on Issues Related to Women’s Rights
Empowering youth and working on issues relating to women’s rights are the passions Ms. Phearong Sdeung, the Executive Director of the Banteay Srei NGO, holds onto.
It was the RWI’s scholarship for the studies of International Human Rights Law at … Continue reading » “Meet Ms Phearong Sdeung – Working on Issues Related to Women’s Rights”
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End of the first Tripartite Judicial Dialogue in Africa
Last week, RWI’s Regional Africa Programme hosted the first Tripartite Judicial Dialogue in Africa!
The dialogue which occurred from 27-29 June 2022 aimed at enhancing cooperation between regional and sub-regional courts in Africa and strengthening the development of human rights … Continue reading » “End of the first Tripartite Judicial Dialogue in Africa”
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ZHRC reviews its human rights elections strategy
The workshop to review the Human Rights Election Strategy for the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) was held from 15 to 17 June 2022. This EU-funded effort aimed at strengthening the Commission’s ability to discharge its mandate through the promotion, … Continue reading » “ZHRC reviews its human rights elections strategy”
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