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RWI recently organized a regional meeting in Bangkok for National Human Rights Institutions in Asia to discuss human rights, the environment and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The meeting was the third phase of RWI’s Blended Learning Course on Human … Continue reading » “Environmental Challenges in the Maldives”
Continue readingThe Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law recently held the third phase of a course on Human Rights, Gender Equality and Environment/Climate Change in the Framework of the SDGs in South Asia. Participants from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri … Continue reading » “Less Blame, More Partnership”
Continue readingThe Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) recently facilitated the 2018 National Symposium on Gender Equality and the Human Rights of Women in Zimbabwe.
It was held in Harare, Zimbabwe in cooperation with Africa University, … Continue reading » “Advancing Gender Equality in Zimbabwe”
Continue readingSokseila Bun has been working at RWI’s Phnom Penh Office since 2013. We met to find out more about his work at RWI.
Bun didn’t plan to work in human rights and initially studied business but his first job at … Continue reading » “Normalising Human Rights Education in Cambodia”
Continue readingRWI’s Zimbabwe human rights capacity development programme recently concluded a series of three thematic workshops with the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC). Over the course of 2018, RWI has worked closely with the ZHRC to strengthen the commission’s capacity in … Continue reading » “Successful Workshop with Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission”
Continue readingHate crimes are on the rise in Sweden so the Swedish government has decided to invest more money to reverse the trend. The investment includes improving how the police investigate hate crimes as well as how the police create trust … Continue reading » “Swedish Police Learning About Human Rights”
Continue readingThe Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law recently carried out an impact assessment of QuizRR Rights and Responsibilities, a digital educational tool which aims to strengthen knowledge of and respect for labour rights in factories in … Continue reading » “Report Release: QuizRR Impact Assessment for Axfoundation”
Continue readingThe Raoul Wallenberg Institute recently interviewed Lovejoy Mtongwiza to talk to him about is work as a journalist and endeavours in human rights activism.
Lovejoy Mtongwiza is a 25 year old journalist from Zimbabwe. He grew up wanting to do … Continue reading » “Lovejoy Mtongwiza: Human Rights in Zimbabwe”
Continue readingThree doctoral candidates from the Centre for Human Rights at the Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia recently presented the outcomes of their doctoral thesis with the local academic community at Lund University, as a part of RWI’s Ethiopia Programme funded … Continue reading » “Food, Sexual Violence and Climate Change”
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