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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”
Continue readingThe 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”
Continue readingAccording to a report by the Council of Europe, only one in five films in Europe is directed by a woman. On a global level, the statistics are lower: only 12 out of 100 best-selling films were created by women … Continue reading » “‘Fempowerment’: Promoting Women in Films”
Continue readingEvery year the Pufendorf Institute of Advanced Studies, located in Lund, supports academics working across Lund University to come together to develop inter-disciplinary thinking around innovative themes. These cover complex issues that are difficult to address productively through a single … Continue reading » “Pufendorf Institute Theme: The Future of Human Rights”
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