Ms. Wanying Ni, Associate Professor at the College of Humanities, DongHua University in China, has joined the Institute in Lund as a Guest Scholar to do research on a concept, called a time bank, that encourage people of all ages … Continue reading » “One Way to Remove Old People’s Worries”
Continue reading“Human Rights Education is an Efficient Method That Leads to Change”
The institute recently sent a number of representatives to the 6th International Human Rights Education Conference in the Netherlands. RWI’s main panel discussion centred around the institute’s work throughout the world to promote human rights through education and research.
The … Continue reading » ““Human Rights Education is an Efficient Method That Leads to Change””
Continue readingIs Europe Still a Human Rights Frontrunner?
The EU’s Special Representative for Human Rights, Stavros Lambrinidis, will be the speaker for the 11th annual Anna Lindh Lecture on January 12 in Lund, Sweden.
Lambrinidis’ role is to enhance the effectiveness and visibility of EU human rights policy.… Continue reading » “Is Europe Still a Human Rights Frontrunner?”
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What Now for Myanmar?
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It has been slightly more than a month since the landmark parliamentary elections were held in Myanmar. In this personal dispatch, Sue Anne Teo, RWI’s programme officer in Myanmar, shares some thoughts about the situation … Continue reading » “What Now for Myanmar?”
Continue reading“Diminish Fear and Flight by Building Human Rights Based Democracies”
Several representatives from the Institute are attending the 6th International Human Rights Education Conference in the Netherlands. RWI’s director Morten Kjaerum delivered an opening speech at the event.
“Currently, in 2015, the threats to democracy, rule of law and human … Continue reading » ““Diminish Fear and Flight by Building Human Rights Based Democracies””
Continue readingThe Founder of the Institute Interviewed on Episode 3
In Episode 3 of our “On Human Rights” podcast, Professor Emeritus Göran Melander, founder of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, talks about the breakthroughs and steps taken in the field of human rights and the … Continue reading » “The Founder of the Institute Interviewed on Episode 3”
Continue readingHow Important Rule of Law is in Making Solutions Sustainable
RWI’s director Morten Kjaerum spoke in Geneva on Wednesday at the UNHCR’s eight annual High Commissioner’s Dialogue on Protection Challenges. The theme of the event this year was: Understanding and addressing root causes of displacement.
Below you can read … Continue reading » “How Important Rule of Law is in Making Solutions Sustainable”
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“Human Rights is the Mantra — What Everything is Weaved Into”
Last week, experts from a number of countries gathered at the institute in Lund to discuss challenges ahead and lessons learned at a seminar on good prison practice.
We sat down with two of the participants to talk about what … Continue reading » ““Human Rights is the Mantra — What Everything is Weaved Into””
Continue readingCyber Warfare: Not Really Regulated?
Elies van Sliedregt talks about cyber warfare — how it is secretive, mostly unregulated, and poses major challenges to international law. She is a professor of criminal law at VU University in Amsterdam and the dean of the faculty of … Continue reading » “Cyber Warfare: Not Really Regulated?”
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