The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) is announcing scholarships for the Master Programme in International Human Rights Law (the Master Programme) at Lund University, Sweden for up to two Cambodian citizens residing in Cambodia for … Continue reading » “Scholarships for Cambodian Students at Master Programme in International Human Rights Law”
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Torture: An Expert’s Confrontation with an Everyday Evil
In this podcast, Professor Manfred Nowak shares his experiences from working as the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Torture between 2004-2010. Has torture increased or decreased globally? And what methods are necessary in order for states to prevent torture from happening?
Annual National Symposium on Declaration of Rights Held in Zimbabwe
On 8-9 November 2017, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI), in cooperation with Africa University (AU), Great Zimbabwe University (GZU), Midlands State University (MSU) and the Centre for Applied Legal Research (CALR), facilitated the 2017 National Symposium on the Promise of … Continue reading » “Annual National Symposium on Declaration of Rights Held in Zimbabwe”
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High-Level Dialogues on UN Agreement on Refugees Taking Place in Geneva
The last round of high-level dialogues on the new UN agreement on refugees is currently taking place at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The Global Compact for Refugees, as the agreement is formally called, is the UN’s principal response … Continue reading » “High-Level Dialogues on UN Agreement on Refugees Taking Place in Geneva”
Continue readingEnding War Crimes, Chasing the War Criminals
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute and Brill have published a new book, “Ending War Crimes and Chasing the War Criminals,” written by Jonathan Power. (Students and staff at Lund University can purchase the book for 35 euro by writing … Continue reading » “Ending War Crimes, Chasing the War Criminals”
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New Research Brief: Three Baselines for Business and Human Rights
RWI’s Senior Researcher Radu Mares has written the first research brief in a series of four briefs coming out on business and human rights. This first brief explains the progression of legal reasoning around corporate human rights responsibilities during the … Continue reading » “New Research Brief: Three Baselines for Business and Human Rights”
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“Who Was Raoul Wallenberg and Why is He a Human Rights Protector?”
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute is currently attending and one of the main organizers of the Swedish Forum for Human Rights in Jönköping. This blog post is written by Sandra Jakobsson, who works with communications at RWI.
Five boys, around 15 … Continue reading » ““Who Was Raoul Wallenberg and Why is He a Human Rights Protector?””
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Inclusion Academy Explores Advocacy & Outreach
Ensuring the inclusion of refugees and migrants in the societies they have settled in is one of the current challenges facing European countries. In order to address this challenge, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, in partnership with the Open Society Initiative … Continue reading » “Inclusion Academy Explores Advocacy & Outreach”
Continue readingPanel Debate: The Role of Human Rights in the Fight Against Corruption
This panel debate will address the role of human rights in the fight against corruption at the international and national level.
When: 17:15-18:15, Tuesday 14 November Where: Pufendorf Hall, Lilla Gråbrödersgatan 3C 222 22
Panelists:
Richard Lapper Human Rights Officer … Continue reading » “Panel Debate: The Role of Human Rights in the Fight Against Corruption”
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