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The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law is deeply rooted in the field of gender equality promotion. This brief outlines the Institute’s approach to gender equality, the lessons learned and main success factors.
The Institute seeks to … Continue reading » “Promoting Gender Equality”
Continue readingDet är just i svåra tider som de mänskliga rättigheterna testas. Därför måste EU och Europarådet stärkas som centrala aktörer när det kommer till skyddet av våra grundläggande europeiska värderingar, skriver Morten Kjaerum, direktör för Raoul Wallenberg Institutet i vår … Continue reading » “Solidaritet och samarbete stoppar ickedemokraterna”
Continue readingHuman rights have very little meaning if they do not protect people where they live their lives, and people live locally where municipalities and regions exercise their authority. Consequently, the local authorities share the responsibility with the government to respect, … Continue reading » “Human Rights Cities and Regions”
Continue readingThis note draws on both the Raoul Wallenberg Institute’s (RWI) international cooperation programmes with universities to advance human rights education and the concepts of a ‘human rights cognitive style’ and ‘local cognitive style’ as developed by Benjamin Gregg in his … Continue reading » “Note from the field : Applying a ‘human rights cognitive style’ in the Raoul Wallenberg Institute’s work on human rights education with universities”
Continue readingIn January 2015, after Sweden´s human rights performance had been examined through the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), the Human Rights Council of the UN recommended that Sweden establish an independent national human rights institution (NHRI). In June 2015, the Swedish … Continue reading » “ROUNDTABLE REPORT: A Swedish National Human Rights Institution: Exploring Models and Options”
Continue readingRead the interview with Professor Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen, Research Director at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law’s interview on contemporary human rights challenges in Lund University’s Research Magazine.… Continue reading » “Human rights under pressure”
Continue readingThe ‘Achilles’ heel’ of international and regional human rights monitoring bodies could be identified in the lack, or poor levels, of implementation of their findings at national levels. Even when these bodies’ decisions are judicially binding, national states still show … Continue reading » “Compliance with (Quasi-) Judicial Decisions within the Regional African Human Rights System. Challenges and Opportunities”
Continue readingThis is the third book in the series Shared Responsibility in International Law, which examines the problem of distribution of responsibilities among multiple states and other actors. In its work on the responsibility of states and international organisations, the International … Continue reading » “The Practice of Shared Responsibility in Relation to Private Actor Involvement in Migration Management”
Continue readingPreparation and publication of this report were arranged by the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law as a part of academic cooperation with the Belarus State University and other institutions of higher education in Belarus. The views … Continue reading » “Report on the Results of Gender Equality Analysis of Belarusian Legislation Regulating Relations in the Field of Higher Education”
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