The Institute recently held a workshop in Malawi to enhance the capacity and role of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) to effectively fulfil their mandates in promoting and protecting human rights in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The Malawi Human Rights Commission … Continue reading » “Enhancing NHRIs in Sub-Saharan Africa”
Continue readingDuring the spring of 2016, students in the International Human Rights Law Master’s Programme at Lund University had the opportunity to gain hands on experience working with a number of different NGOs.
The month-long module, Gender and Human Rights, was … Continue reading » “Hands-on Work with NGOs within the Master’s Programme”
Continue readingWanhong Zhang is a visiting professor at RWI, and is a Professor of Jurisprudence at Wuhan University School of Law, in China. He is also the Director of the Wuhan University Public Interest and Development Law Institute. Zhang focuses on … Continue reading » “Working with Business and Human Rights in China”
Continue readingLee Swepston was appointed as the ILO’s Director of the Department of Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, and Senior Adviser on Human Rights in 2004. He has worked in many areas including children’s rights, indigenous and tribal peoples, non-discrimination, … Continue reading » ““Human Rights Work is Not Fast””
Continue readingOn June 24, 2016, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights released its report on Sweden’s compliance with its obligations under the UN Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. In accordance with the treaty provisions, the Swedish … Continue reading » “Sweden and the UN’s Report on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights”
Continue readingBrian Burdekin is an International Adviser to numerous National Human Rights Institutions. He was Special Adviser on National Institutions to the first three United Nations High Commissioners for Human Rights. Burdekin was also Federal Human Rights Commissioner of Australia, and … Continue reading » ““Most People… Don’t Know Exactly What Their Human Rights Are””
Continue readingGay McDougall is a Human rights activist and lawyer. She is a Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence at the Leitner Center on International Law and Justice at Fordham University Law School, and is a member of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination … Continue reading » “Will We Ever Eradicate Racism?”
Continue readingPhoto: Wang Luqian in the middle and Zhang Qiuxue to the right, two social workers undergoing RWI training in Beijing
Judicial social workers from across Beijing are participating in a training to look at the practice of social work from … Continue reading » “Teaching a Human Rights Based Approach to Social Workers in China”
Continue readingPhoto credits: Maryia Vincheuskaya, UNDP in Belarus
Participants at the International Forum of Women Leaders “Equal Opportunities for a Better Future” held in Minsk, Belarus recently adopted a declaration calling for the further advancement of women’s participation in political and … Continue reading » “Minsk Declaration of Women Leaders Adopted at International Forum”
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