In December 2018, in cooperation with the East-Lake Institute for Social Advancement (EISA), a Conference on Multi-disciplinary Research of Disability Policy in China was held in Wuhan. The theme of the conference is “Ten Years that Changed the World and … Continue reading » “Ten Years that Changed the World and Us by the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)”
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World Human Rights Cities Forum: Addressing Social Unrest and Learning From the Historical Past
History tells us what has been, and provides insights in what may come. It can unite communities and it can divide them. We learn from it, and it gives us a chance to reflect on how to proceed when building … Continue reading » “World Human Rights Cities Forum: Addressing Social Unrest and Learning From the Historical Past”
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The Next UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Gerard Quinn, the Raoul Wallenberg Chair of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, was confirmed today the next UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Quinn, a prominent Irish academic with a global reputation in … Continue reading » “The Next UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities”
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Scholarship for Female Students in Cambodia
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI) believes that the next generation of legal professionals has an important role to play in contributing to the promotion and protection of human rights in Cambodia. RWI therefore focuses its Cambodia programme on improving the … Continue reading » “Scholarship for Female Students in Cambodia”
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Municipalities: Engage in Guaranteeing Human Rights
Democracy and human rights are under pressure in many countries. Even in Sweden, we must do more to guarantee human rights to everyone and to not take democracy for granted.
Today is the UN’s International Democracy Day.
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Response to Sida’s Decision on Belarus
Due to the recent events and actions by the government in Belarus, Sida has decided to freeze the remaining funds to the RWI Academic Cooperation in the country. See their Swedish press release here.
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Apply for the Martin Alexanderson Human Rights Study Scholarship 2021
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute is accepting applications to the annual “Martin Alexandersson Research Scholarship for Human Rights Studies.”
The scholarship is awarded to a researcher who is planning to carry out, or who is carrying out, a study in the … Continue reading » “Apply for the Martin Alexanderson Human Rights Study Scholarship 2021”
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UN75: The World’s Largest Conversation on Our Future
Together we can learn from peoples across the world how we can improve in tackling the global challenges of our time – Secretary-General António Guterres.
United Nations 75th Anniversary
To mark its 75th anniversary in 2020, the United Nations is … Continue reading » “UN75: The World’s Largest Conversation on Our Future”
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Covid-19: New Tool for Analysing and Evaluating Crisis Laws and Policies
With support from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI) will carry out a pilot study examining national legal and policy responses to the Covid-19 pandemic in fifteen countries. Using a new tool, RWI will implement … Continue reading » “Covid-19: New Tool for Analysing and Evaluating Crisis Laws and Policies”
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