Lund, 19 May 2025 — The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) is pleased to announce the launch of a second Ukraine initiative this month—“CORE – EU Chapter 23: Co-Owned Rights Expertise for Ukraine’s Accession … Continue reading » “Press release: Sweden Deepens Support for Ukraine’s EU Path through New Human Rights Programme at RWI Supported by Ministry for Foreign Affairs”
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Climate Justice & Human Rights: A Submission to the IACHR’s Special Rapporteurship (REDESCA)
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, in partnership with members of The Global Network for Human Rights and the Environment and the Environmental Legal Clinics Alliance in Latin America & the Caribbean, is pleased to present … Continue reading » “Climate Justice & Human Rights: A Submission to the IACHR’s Special Rapporteurship (REDESCA)”
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RWI joins the Humanitarian Coordination Forum in Addis Ababa
By: Tsion Hagos, Senior Liaison Officer, RWI Addis Ababa
In March 2025, RWI officially joined the Humanitarian Coordination Forum (HCF), an umbrella entity for various UN agencies and INGOs in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to play their humanitarian role in … Continue reading » “RWI joins the Humanitarian Coordination Forum in Addis Ababa”
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Film screening and discussion of The EUkrainian, 2025 documentary on EU accession
By: Zuzana Zalanova, RWI Regional Director for Europe a.i.
RWI recently supported the special screening and panel discussion of The EUkrainian, Viktor Nordenskiöld’s compelling documentary following Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna in her courageous fight for Ukraine’s … Continue reading » “Film screening and discussion of The EUkrainian, 2025 documentary on EU accession”
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Press release: Historic Partnership to Strengthen Ukraine’s Human Rights Infrastructure toward EU Accession
Lund, Sweden – 7 May 2025 – The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) is proud to announce the signing of a new agreement with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) on Swedish … Continue reading » “Press release: Historic Partnership to Strengthen Ukraine’s Human Rights Infrastructure toward EU Accession”
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Global China workshop on African development in a world of energy transitions
By: Brian Obara, Isis Sartori Reis, Tom Baxter
This is a summary of the third of four workshops discussing the Africa-China relationship, economic development, innovation and corruption.
From 7-9 April 2025, experts came together in Nairobi to discuss China’s … Continue reading » “Global China workshop on African development in a world of energy transitions”
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Submission to UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders on Human Rights Defenders Working on Climate Change and Just Transitions
By: Claudia Ituarte-Lima and Alejandra Acosta Jiménez
The Transnational Legal Clinic Defending a Living Earth under Defend-Bio project together with partners working on human rights and environmental justice prepared a joint submission to inform the report by the UN Special … Continue reading » “Submission to UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders on Human Rights Defenders Working on Climate Change and Just Transitions”
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New private sector collaboration with Alfa Laval on Business & Human Rights
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) has entered into an agreement with Alfa Laval, a global leader in sustainable industrial solutions. The collaboration focuses on advancing Alfa Laval’s internal frameworks and practices related to … Continue reading » “New private sector collaboration with Alfa Laval on Business & Human Rights”
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ZHRC and RWI Hold Validation Workshop to Advance Development of Enhanced Case Management System for ZHRC
By: Innocent Mawire, Programme Officer
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC), with support from the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI), recently held a validation workshop in Harare to validate key findings from a recently … Continue reading » “ZHRC and RWI Hold Validation Workshop to Advance Development of Enhanced Case Management System for ZHRC”
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