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A Right Livelihood College Lund Dialogue: Freedom From Violence Through Education
Join us for a dialogue on human rights education, the environment, and the prevention of violence against children, with Right Livelihood Award laureate Marthe Wandou.
The dialogue will include a keynote address from Marthe, a panel discussion with other human … Continue reading » “A Right Livelihood College Lund Dialogue: Freedom From Violence Through Education”
The right to adequate housing in the context of urban disaster displacement in Sierra Leone, Kenya and Uganda
One of the most distinctive dimensions of the FIRE framework is its focus on fundamental rights and equality as developed under international human rights law. Whereas other dimensions of FIRE feature in myriad other frameworks, the focus on the catalogue … Continue reading » “The right to adequate housing in the context of urban disaster displacement in Sierra Leone, Kenya and Uganda”
Examining governance systems and structures relevant to urban disaster displacement in Sierra Leone, Kenya and Uganda
Towards the end of 2022, country teams participating in the public sector innovation programme developed problem descriptions that would guide their examination of issues concerning climate-related displacement into or within their cities. During January, work focused on exploring more closely
… Continue reading » “Examining governance systems and structures relevant to urban disaster displacement in Sierra Leone, Kenya and Uganda”
Christine Evans
Christine Evans is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the Law Faculty at Lund University. A human rights practitioner, she previously worked twenty years with the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
She has extensive … Continue reading » “Christine Evans”
Biodiversity: One Way to Help Countries Stick to Their Commitments to Restore Nature
BY: Niak Sian Koh, Stockholm University and Claudia Ituarte-Lima, Raoul Wallenberg Institute – Lund University
When a hydropower dam in Argentina threatened to wipe out the hooded grebe, a bird found nowhere else on Earth, a local … Continue reading » “Biodiversity: One Way to Help Countries Stick to Their Commitments to Restore Nature”
Supporting Researchers in Cambodia
Helping Lecturers Develop Research Skills
For almost ten years, we have helped lecturers and professors build their capacity to become stronger researchers. Traditionally, research practice has not been common within academic institutions in Cambodia. Therefore, the research capacity and volume … Continue reading » “Supporting Researchers in Cambodia”
Thérèse Murphy
Thérèse Murphy is professor of law and director of the Health & Human Rights Unit at Queen’s University Belfast. She is also chairperson of the European Master’s on Human Rights and Democratisation, and serves on the governing council of … Continue reading » “Thérèse Murphy”