On the 7th of May twenty seven pupils age 10 from the International School of Lund – Katedralskolan visited the Institute to hear about the Swedish hero Raoul Wallenberg and about the Institute’s work on international human rights law. Together … Continue reading » “International School of Lund visits the institute”

Fellowship Through international development projects and through its various research and training initiatives RWI strives to be a meeting point for theory and practice in the implementation of human rights. To further support these efforts RWI is offering two (2) … Continue reading » “Training Fellowship Programme for NHRI Staff in Asia August – November 2014”

Fellowship

Through international development cooperation projects and through its various research and training initiatives, the Institute strives to be a meeting point for theory and practice in the implementation of human rights. To further support these efforts the Institute offers … Continue reading » “Fellowship Programme for Academics and Scholars in Southeast Asia August – November 2014”

On Friday 4 April the new Master Programme in International Human Rights Law at Pannasatra University of Cambodia was successfully launched at a ceremony attended by over 500 students and national TV. Keynote speeches were given by Professor Goran Melander, … Continue reading » “New Master Programme in International Human Rights Law in Cambodia”

From 31 March- 3 April 2014, the Institute together with the Asia Pacific Forum (APF), held a workshop on the topic of National Inquiries with the National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh. During the workshop the process of how to … Continue reading » “Workshop on National Inquiries”

For virtually all of human history, the progression of weapons technologies has impacted our collective destiny, inflicting death and destruction on a scale second only to disease.   In the last half-century, however, controls have put into place first concerning nuclear … Continue reading » “Weapons under International Law – emerging principles for stifling tools of violence”

The second workshop within the Expert Accreditation Programme, targeting 10 staff members of African NHRIs was held at the Institute 17-21 March. Countries represented in the Expert Accreditation Programme are Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and South Africa and throughout the week … Continue reading » “Expert Accreditation Programme for African NHRIs in Lund”

The Institute, in cooperation with the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission, held a training workshop on the Prohibition and Prevention of Torture and ill-Treatment in Nay Pyi Taw, the first RWI workshop to be held in the capital of Myanmar. … Continue reading » “Workshop on the Prohibition and Prevention of Torture and ill-Treatment”