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The Raoul Wallenberg Prize: She Saved Hundreds During the Syrian War
The laureate of the Council of Europe’s 2020 Raoul Wallenberg Prize was announced this morning. Dr Amani Ballour, paediatrician and today a refugee in Turkey, ran an underground children’s hospital of Eastern Ghouta, Syria, between 2012 and 2018. Dr. Ballour … Continue reading » “The Raoul Wallenberg Prize: She Saved Hundreds During the Syrian War”
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Season’s Greetings
Thank you to everyone who organised, collaborated and participated with us throughout 2019! It has been a fruitful year!
We wish you a peaceful holiday and are looking forward to new projects and cooperating in the new year.… Continue reading » “Season’s Greetings”
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RWI’s Regional Programme in Africa – Launched!
On 1-3 October 2019, RWI officially launched our Regional Africa Programme (RAP). The three-day event emphasised the importance of ongoing cooperation in the region.
Celebrating the beginning of the Implementation Phase of the Programme, Senior Programme Officer, Chris Muthuri… Continue reading » “RWI’s Regional Programme in Africa – Launched!”
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The New Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights
Ms. Ilze Brands Kehris of Latvia, a senior research fellow at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute from 2016-2019, will become the next Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights and Head of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR… Continue reading » “The New Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights”
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Call for Proposals from Senegal: Migration and International Law in West Africa
In French below:
Applications to receive research support are now open to researchers based in Senegal.
The object of the proposals must be migration and international law. Both ‘migration’ and ‘international law’ are interpreted broadly. The discipline used to approach … Continue reading » “Call for Proposals from Senegal: Migration and International Law in West Africa”
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Sharing Knowledge on How to Teach Gender and Law
Recently, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute held a workshop that brought together law and gender course teachers from around the world. The workshop aimed to develop new future initiatives and innovation in curriculum and improve the quality of current courses.
University … Continue reading » “Sharing Knowledge on How to Teach Gender and Law”
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Engaging with China: Challenges and the Way Forward
On November 6, RWI convened a very timely and important full-day discussion in Stockholm on Engaging with China: Challenges and the Way Forward in Higher Education, Human Rights and Public Diplomacy.
This year marks 70 years since the founding of … Continue reading » “Engaging with China: Challenges and the Way Forward”
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The Way Forward on the Protection of Persons with Disabilities During Armed Conflict
On 3-4 October, 2019, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute hosted an international workshop in Lund* focused on the intersection between international humanitarian law (IHL), human rights law as it applies to the protection of persons with disabilities during armed conflicts.
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