This week, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute in cooperation with the Zimbabwean Centre for Applied Legal Research launched the second professional training programme on human rights for Zimbabwe.
The workshop, which takes place in Harare, brings together ministries, government departments, local … Continue reading » “Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Training in Zimbabwe”
Continue readingIn our latest episode of “On Human Rights,” we talk to Ted Piccone. He is a senior fellow with the Project on International Order and Strategy and Latin America Initiative in the Foreign Policy Program at Brookings Institution in Washington … Continue reading » “What Impact is the America First Doctrine Having on Human Rights?”
Continue readingIn our latest episode of “On Human Rights,” we speak to Yeonmi Park, a 23-year-old human rights activist from North Korea.
RWI’s Leila Fall recently interviewed Yeonmi Park, a 23-year-old human rights activist from North Korea. When she fled that … Continue reading » ““Kim Kardashian is More Famous Than Any Human Rights Activist””
Continue readingThe Raoul Wallenberg Institute is hosting a lecture titled, “The dynamics of minority-majority relations in Europe: Emerging paradigm shift, or old wine in new bottles?” on May 31.
The lecture will be delivered by Professor Tove H. Malloy, who … Continue reading » “Lecture: The Dynamics of Minority-Majority Relations in Europe”
Continue readingIn an article in the recent issue of the International Journal of Human Rights, Olga Bezbozhna, RWI programme officer, and Helena Olsson, Team Leader for RWI’s People on the Move team, explore how it is possible to … Continue reading » ““Access to Human Rights Education is a Right in Itself””
Continue readingThe Raoul Wallenberg Institute is hosting a discussion on 9 May that examines the economic challenges, inequities and structural economic obstacles that hinder the realization of human rights.
The discussion, “The Transnational Struggle for Economic Justice,” features scholars from the … Continue reading » “The Transnational Struggle for Economic Justice”
Continue readingSupervisors of five legal clinics at universities in Belarus recently met in Minsk to finalise a model curriculum for Live Client and Street Law courses.
The supervisors come from Polotsk State University, Belarusian State University, Belarusian State Economics … Continue reading » “Building a Model Curriculum for Clinical Legal Education in Belarus”
Continue readingRWI’s director, Morten Kjaerum, recently delivered a keynote speech at the European Commission’s final conference on the FRAME project, which stands for Fostering Human Rights Among European Policies.
European Union (EU) officials, practitioners, academics and civil society … Continue reading » ““Navigating Human Rights in the Unknown World: A Compass for the EU””
Continue readingThe Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law has launched a new project that aims to develop a human rights-based corps of Syrian legal practitioners who can contribute to shaping the future of post-conflict Syria.
At the outset, … Continue reading » “Developing a Human Rights-Based Corp of Syrian Legal Practitioners”
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