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Today, December 10, is the International Human Rights Day. On this day we celebrate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that was adopted 73 years ago, on the 10th of December 1948.
As a response to World War II and … Continue reading » “International Human Rights Day: For Greater Equality ”
Continue readingOn November 22, we hosted the last and fourth webinar in our series on Covid-19 and Human RIghts, based on the book edited by Morten Kjaerum, Amanda Lyons and Martha. Davis.
We focused on what the building blocks will be … Continue reading » “How Human Rights Can Contribute to Building Forward Fairer”
Continue readingThe climate crisis has become one of the greatest human rights challenges of our time. It threatens lives and livelihoods. It worsens inequalities and deepens precarity. Adapting to climate change is no longer a choice. It is a necessity. States, … Continue reading » “Connecting the Dots Between Climate Change and Human Rights”
Continue readingOn 2-3 November 2021, RWI will convene a workshop bringing together civil society actors, scholars, and decision-makers to debate the nature and dynamics of Syrian refugee returns from neighbouring countries. There are still a few seats available for persons who … Continue reading » “Return? – Challenges, dilemmas, and obstacles concerning Syrian refugees return dynamics from neighbouring countries”
Continue readingHuman Rights are taken to be a stable constant of our post-war world. The accomplishments are many, as are the criticisms of what Human Rights has failed to deliver. The urgency of climate change and the disruption brought by the … Continue reading » “Online Symposium on Human Rights in Transition 25-26 October”
Continue readingLast week, we were happy to welcome Egils Levits, the tenth and current President of Latvia since 2019.. He came to visit the Institute and the Lund University in the latter’s premises, as he was attending the Malmö International Forum … Continue reading » “The Latvian President Paid a Visit”
Continue readingThe Swedish Institute Academy for Young Professionals (SAYP) helps develop a new generation of leaders – through networking and mutual learning. Young … Continue reading » “Archives of SAYP 2021”
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