This submission for the UN Working group on Business and Human Rights was prepared by members of the Transnational Legal Clinic Defending a Living Earth (DEFEND-BIO legal clinic) hosted at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law … Continue reading » “Defend-Bio Legal Clinic Submission on Agri-business, food security and human rights to the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights”
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Defend-Bio Legal Clinic Submission: On Human Rights Defenders working on Climate Change and a Just Transitions to the Special Rapporteur on HUman Rights Defenders
This submission, prepared by members of the Transnational Legal Clinic Defending a Living Earth (DEFEND-BIO legal clinic) and partners working on human rights and environmental justice. It showcases challenges, lessons learned and recommendations for advancing the rights of human rights … Continue reading » “Defend-Bio Legal Clinic Submission: On Human Rights Defenders working on Climate Change and a Just Transitions to the Special Rapporteur on HUman Rights Defenders”
Continue readingModel Guidelines on Effective Public Participation in Just Green Transitions
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This Guideline is the result of close collaboration between the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) and Ecological Right Non-Governmental Organization (ER), as well as many partners … Continue reading » “Model Guidelines on Effective Public Participation in Just Green Transitions”
Continue readingMaktab to Madrassa: Afghan Girls and the Forced Choice: A Grounded Theory Study of Girls’ Transitions from Public Schooling to Religious Education in Afghanistan after 2021
Policy Brief presentation: EU meeting with the European External Action Service
This reports outlines and Policy Brief presentarion event, co-hosted by RWI, in cooperation with the European External Action Service (EEAS), on the 3 July. Five 2024 RWI Afghanistan fellows (Latifa Jafari Alavi, Hamid Formuli, Maliha Shirzay, Mitra Tanomand and Humaira … Continue reading » “Policy Brief presentation: EU meeting with the European External Action Service”
Continue readingAdvancing Gender Equality and Empowerment in Africa: Addressing Challenges and Exploring Strategic Solutions for Women’s and Youth Development
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This paper examines the efforts to advance gender equality and empowerment in Africa, focusing on the challenges faced by women and youth and exploring strategic solutions for their development. Despite progress in promoting gender equality and women’s and youth … Continue reading » “Advancing Gender Equality and Empowerment in Africa: Addressing Challenges and Exploring Strategic Solutions for Women’s and Youth Development”
Continue readingSafeguarding the Rights of Women and Female Children Under the Customary Law of Inheritance: Issues and Challenges in Nigeria and South Africa
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It is crystal clear that gender discrimination is still a thing of anxiety in the African society. Customary practices in many communities play a vital role in condoning discrimination and division among women and children in Nigeria and South … Continue reading » “Safeguarding the Rights of Women and Female Children Under the Customary Law of Inheritance: Issues and Challenges in Nigeria and South Africa”
Continue reading‘Consensual’ Women Trafficking in Kenya: Can Intersectional Feminism Provide a Solution?
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The plight of women trafficked for domestic work from and through Kenya to the Middle East and other parts of the world is often whitewashed by the fact that many of the victims were not forced to travel abroad. … Continue reading » “‘Consensual’ Women Trafficking in Kenya: Can Intersectional Feminism Provide a Solution?”
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