Together with Åland Peace Institute, The Galaxy Fund for Social Projects and the Norwegian Center for Human Rights, we have undertaken a project on models of cooperation between civil society organisations and local authorities for the localisation of the SDGs. … Continue reading » “Making SDGs a Reality on the Local Level”
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The Added Value of the New Swedish NHRI: Lindblom’s Five C’s
Anna Karin Lindblom summarises her personal take on the added value of the new Swedish institute, using a 5C-model encompassing comprehensiveness, continuity, competence, coordination, credibility.
COMPREHENSIVENESS
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Awaited, Wanted and Weighed with High Expectations: The New Swedish NHRI
We talked to Anna-Karin Lindblom, Inquiry Chair for the National Human Rights Institution in Sweden, who works to help install the new institute.
NGOs, CSOs, authorities and other stakeholders are welcoming the new Swedish Human Rights Institute. The Institute will … Continue reading » “Awaited, Wanted and Weighed with High Expectations: The New Swedish NHRI”
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World Pride Film Festival Screening: Welcome to Chechnya
The harassment and abuse of LGBTQI+ people occurs all over the world. Pride celebrations, weeks, parades and months are extremely powerful – bringing together a social and political movement to fight for inclusion and respect for human rights. Such movements … Continue reading » “World Pride Film Festival Screening: Welcome to Chechnya”
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Call for papers: World Human Rights Cities Forum
We are calling for papers written under the theme of
Human Rights Cities’ Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Localisation of Human Rights-Based Solutions for the Development of Inclusive Societies
The deadline for the abstract submission is August 8th (Sunday), 2021.… Continue reading » “Call for papers: World Human Rights Cities Forum”
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Recording: Inequality is a Human Rights Issue (Almedalen 2021)
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, the world faces a crisis of poverty that has been severely aggravated over the past fifteen months. Years of work eradicating extreme poverty has been brushed away on all continents. Responding to this crisis will be … Continue reading » “Recording: Inequality is a Human Rights Issue (Almedalen 2021)”
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The RWI Chair of Human Rights and Business
At RWI, we shed light on and conduct research within in a great number of human rights issues.
Are you interested in supporting a Chair?
“The RWI Chair of Human Rights and Business” should if possible, include funding for one … Continue reading » “The RWI Chair of Human Rights and Business”
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Human Rights Paper Series I – Essays on Local Governance, Sustainable Development and Human Rights from the 10th WHRCF
RWI is pleased to present the Human Rights Paper Series I – a collection of nine essays on the topic of local governance and human rights. The essays were originally presented at the 10th World Human Rights Cities Forum (WHRCF) … Continue reading » “Human Rights Paper Series I – Essays on Local Governance, Sustainable Development and Human Rights from the 10th WHRCF”
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A Unique Collection of Human Rights Literature
The Raoul Wallenberg Library for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law was founded in 1984 in Lund, Sweden. Today, the library offers one of Europe’s largest and most accessible collections for literature on human rights and humanitarian law. It is the … Continue reading » “A Unique Collection of Human Rights Literature”
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