The Raoul Wallenberg Institute and its academic partners in Belarus have launched an open call for research and outreach initiatives that aims to strengthen the knowledge base and individual and group capacity of gender equality promotion in Belarus.
This call … Continue reading » “Supporting the Promotion of Gender Equality in Belarus”
Continue readingRWI recently entered into a new partnership with the Sierra Leone Correctional Services (SLCS) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to increase compliance with international human rights standards in the Sierra Leonean correctional system.
The first activity in … Continue reading » “Researching Human Rights in Sierra Leone’s Prisons”
Continue readingRepresentatives of RWI’s offices in Jakarta, Beijing and Stockholm participated in a recent workshop on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) organised by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and the Embassy of Sweden in … Continue reading » “Sustainable Development Goals on the Agenda in Bangkok”
Continue readingAre you a qualified researcher who is planning to carry out or who is currently carrying out a study in the human rights field? Are you interested in doing research or are you doing research on Roma populations or on … Continue reading » “Apply for the Martin Alexandersson Human Rights Study Scholarship”
Continue readingJoakim Demmer has been working on his new film, “Dead Donkeys Fear No Hyenas,” for about seven years. Finally, it’s hitting the big screen, first in the Nordics, and then around the world. This weekend, the film will … Continue reading » “Dead Donkeys Fear No Hyenas: Director Interview”
Continue readingJust a few days out from screening the critically acclaimed Ma’ Rosa in Stockholm and Lund at the first Swedish Human Rights Film Festival, we sat down to talk to Steffen Jensen who’ll participate in a Q&A after the … Continue reading » “On the Situation in the Philippines: Come See Ma’Rosa”
Continue readingThe Institute’s Rule of Law guide is meant to provide an orientation for politicians regarding the basic elements of the rule of law.
The Guide, Rule of Law: A guide for politicians, was inspired by discussions within the InterAction Council … Continue reading » “Rule of Law: A Guide for Politicians”
Continue readingAntoine Buyse, a professor of human rights and director of the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM) at Utrecht University, is currently a visiting professor at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute.
His special areas of expertise are the … Continue reading » ““Human Rights Protect the Process of Freedom””
Continue readingThe Raoul Wallenberg Institute recently organised a training workshop on economic globalisation and human rights in Mandalay, Myanmar in cooperation with the Faculty of Law of Mandalay University, targeting participants from 18 law faculties across Myanmar.… Continue reading » “Workshop Held on Economic Globalisation and Human Rights in Myanmar”
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