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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One Billion Voices: Grant from the MacArthur Foundation
RWI makes it into the final stage of the MacArthur Foundation ‘100 & Change’ Grant as part of the Consortium for Building Inclusive Societies.
Professor Gerard Quinn and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute have recently made it, as part of a … Continue reading » “One Billion Voices: Grant from the MacArthur Foundation”
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Call for Papers: World Human Rights Cities Forum
Human Rights Cities and Sustainable Development: Historical Developments and Current Challenges in building Inclusive, Sustainable and Climate-Resilient Cities for the Future
The City of Gwangju in South Korea is hosting the 10th World Human Rights Cities Forum in collaboration with … Continue reading » “Call for Papers: World Human Rights Cities Forum”
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Submission to UN High Level Panel on Internal Displacement
Submission of the Asia Pacific Academic Network on Disaster Displacement to the UN High Level Panel on Internal Displacement
In 2017, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law initiated a regional thematic study on internal displacement in … Continue reading » “Submission to UN High Level Panel on Internal Displacement”
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