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The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN Human Rights) and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights (RWI) have entered into a unique cooperation agreement.
RWI will support in growing the OHCHR’s Surge Initiative to combat inequalities … Continue reading » “Press Release: OHCHR and RWI to cooperate on Surge Initiative”
Continue readingTogether 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”
Continue readingAnna 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.
… Continue reading » “The Added Value of the New Swedish NHRI: Lindblom’s Five C’s” Continue readingWith the new institute, we will get a complete and comprehensive overview including a
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”
Continue readingThe 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”
Continue readingWe are calling for papers written under the theme of
The deadline for the abstract submission is August 8th (Sunday), 2021.… Continue reading » “Call for papers: World Human Rights Cities Forum”
Continue readingFollowing 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)”
Continue readingAt RWI, we shed light on and conduct research within in a great number of human rights issues.
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“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”
Continue readingRWI 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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