Deadline 17 June – Call for Applications – Public Sector Innovation Programme on Human Rights and Gender Equality in Climate and Disaster Displacement. Raoul Wallenberg Institute in partnership with Lund University is reaching out to municipal-level public sector professionals working … Continue reading » “Call for applications: “Human Rights and Gender Equality in Climate and Disaster Displacement””
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Sweden Could Be Better at Including Roma
In 2020, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) released a report “Roma and Travelers in six countries” dealing with Roma people and their experiences with discrimination in six countries (Belgium, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United … Continue reading » “Sweden Could Be Better at Including Roma”
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Just Published: Embedding Human Rights in European and US China Policy
Europe and the United States share an interest in promoting human rights in China but often struggle to affect change in this regard. Because of ineffective approaches and low political commitment, human rights are a marginalized issue in transatlantic China
Zimbabwe: Access to National Documents – National Inquiry Follow Up
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute in Zimbabwe, recently entered a collaboration with the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission and the EU on access to national documents. Access to national documents is a fundamental human right and key to the realisation other … Continue reading » “Zimbabwe: Access to National Documents – National Inquiry Follow Up”
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CSO Forum in Stockholm
On April 6, RWI participated in the annual Swedish CSO Forum organised by the Swedish government in Stockholm (at Sida). The purpose of the annual forum is to follow up on the government and civil society’s joint commitments to strengthen … Continue reading » “CSO Forum in Stockholm”
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RAPO publishes a new report on Human Rights in the Process of National Adaptation Planning
Climate change adaptation is no longer a choice, but an urgent priority to save lives, enhance resilience, and protect human rights. However, RWI’s new research paper, drafted in partnership with SEI, shows that human rights considerations are rarely incorporated into … Continue reading » “RAPO publishes a new report on Human Rights in the Process of National Adaptation Planning”
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Call for Applications : Summer School on Human Rights in Zimbabwe
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (hereinafter “RWI”), in Lund, Sweden, and its partner universities (Africa University, Ezekiel Guti University, Great Zimbabwe University, Midlands State University and University of Zimbabwe) under the Zimbabwe Human Rights Capacity … Continue reading » “Call for Applications : Summer School on Human Rights in Zimbabwe”
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RWI China programme call for research fellowship applications
Call for applications: Visiting Research Fellows in Human Rights
As part of its Human Rights Capacity Building Programme in China, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) hereby calls for applications from Chinese researchers and lecturers … Continue reading » “RWI China programme call for research fellowship applications”
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Promoting Access to Justice in Africa through Litigation
Grace Mbogo, Programme Officer – RWI Nairobi
Access to justice is a basic principle of rule of law that ensures that human rights are protected. One of the ways of promoting and protecting human rights is through legal empowerment … Continue reading » “Promoting Access to Justice in Africa through Litigation”
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