In our latest episode of the “On Human Rights” podcast, RWI’s senior researcher Radu Mares recently interviewed Kari Tapiola, Special Adviser to the Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO). … Continue reading » “A Century of Labour Law From the ILO”
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New Research Brief: Indigenous Peoples’ Right to Land
Alejandro Fuentes, a senior researcher at RWI, has written a research brief, a summary of a larger research paper that he first presented at the 12th Annual European Society of International Law (ESIL) Conference on “How International Law … Continue reading » “New Research Brief: Indigenous Peoples’ Right to Land”
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Public Lecture: How National Human Rights Institutions Can Do More
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Ms. Meskerem Geset Techane, a human rights expert from Ethiopia, is coming to the RWI on Thursday to discuss how human rights monitoring can be improved with the help of national institutions.
The Raoul … Continue reading » “Public Lecture: How National Human Rights Institutions Can Do More”
Continue readingOn Solutions Rather Than Criticism
“The 2016 ICPA conference finally came to an end, and it has been one to reckon with for sure. The organisers had clearly decided to save the best for the last, as KPS and RWI made a plenary presentation … Continue reading » “On Solutions Rather Than Criticism”
Continue readingInstitute and Kenyan Prison Service Grab Correctional Excellence Award
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute and Kenyan Prison Service (KPS) were awarded the International Corrections and Prison Association’s Correctional Excellence Award in the category of Management and Staff Training on Wednesday in Bucharest.
We caught up with RWI’s director of the … Continue reading » “Institute and Kenyan Prison Service Grab Correctional Excellence Award”
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“If Our Library Grows, Our Students Will Grow Too”
Sophea Chea and Theany Thol, who work at the Pannasastra University in Phnom Penh, just completed a one-week study visit in Lund. They work with the Master’s Programme in Human Rights and its affiliated library, which form part of RWI’s … Continue reading » ““If Our Library Grows, Our Students Will Grow Too””
Continue reading“You Are Sent to Prison as Punishment, Not For Punishment”
This week, we are featuring a guest blogger from the Kenya Prisons Service (KPS).
Dennis Mungo is an officer of the KPS who currently serves as coordinator of the Human Rights Office at KPS Headquarters. He is closely involved with … Continue reading » ““You Are Sent to Prison as Punishment, Not For Punishment””
Continue reading“Who Said Corrections is Boring?”
This week, we are featuring a guest blogger from the Kenya Prisons Service (KPS).
Dennis Mungo is an officer of the KPS who currently serves as coordinator of the Human Rights Office at KPS Headquarters. He is closely involved with … Continue reading » ““Who Said Corrections is Boring?””
Continue readingNew Human Rights Master’s Programme in Korea on the agenda
Andreas Ljungholm, Director of RWI’s office in Cambodia, recently gave a presentation at a conference organised at Seoul National University on human rights education in Asia.
The conference, titled “Human Rights Education at Universities: Exploring Models of Human … Continue reading » “New Human Rights Master’s Programme in Korea on the agenda”
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