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Fifteen researchers from seven countries across Asia came together last week for the Regional Asia Research Initiative’s three-day workshop in Jakarta.
The workshop was a continuation of the one held in Bangkok earlier this year. It focused on gender issues … Continue reading » “Supporting Researchers in Regional Asia”
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Students and management at the University of Battambang in Cambodia recently took part, for the first time, in a workshop on human rights research and methodology.
The event was in line with Raoul Wallenberg Institute’s approach to expand human … Continue reading » “Learning Research Methodology at Battambang University in Cambodia”
Continue readingSabastian Saragih is a Programme Officer for the Regional Asia programme based in Jakarta, Indonesia. He joined RWI in March of 2018.
He has been working in the development sector for more than twenty years in the areas of human … Continue reading » “Education is the Key, Says Saragih”
Continue readingRWI’s Director Morten Kjaerum speaks about the paradigm shift in the US, human rights and sovereignty in a recent interview in the prominent Danish journal RÆSON.
He said the absence of a dominant US can bring possibilities, such as creating … Continue reading » “RWI Director Morten Kjaerum speaks to RÆSON”
Continue readingThe second phase of the Professional Training Programme on the Equal Status and Human Rights of Women took place in Lund and Stockholm recently. The 21 participants represented Zimbabwe’s government agencies, independent commissions, traditional leaderships, academia and civil society organisations. … Continue reading » “The Main Challenge is to Make Zimbabweans Aware of Their Rights”
Continue readingCities are playing a central role in the implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The latest report by the Raoul Wallenberg Institute focuses on the interlinkages between the SDGs and human rights, and the specific ways human rights … Continue reading » “Human Rights Cities and the SDGs”
Continue readingLund’s municipal council voted last week to work systematically with human rights. The decision makes Lund the first “human rights city” in Sweden.
Lund municipality has collaborated with the Raoul Wallenberg Institute to develop a systematical work procedure regarding human … Continue reading » “Lund Becomes Sweden’s First Human Rights City”
Continue readingOver 14 million people live in Myanmar without civil documentation. This is why RWI recently facilitated a “statelessness workshop” on the right to citizenship and civil documentation in Myanmar. It focused on research findings from fieldwork conducted within Mandalay region. … Continue reading » “Statelessness Workshop Held in Myanmar”
Continue readingThe Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) is accepting applications for post-doctoral research fellowships connected to human rights and humanitarian law issues. The deadline for submission of applications is October 15, 2018.
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The … Continue reading » “Fellowships for Turkish Researchers”
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