On 19 September 2016, in response to the large movements of refugees and migrants around the world, the UN General Assembly held its first ever summit dedicated to this topic. The outcome was the New York Declaration for Refugees and … Continue reading » “WHAT IS A COMPACT? Migrants’ Rights and State Responsibilities Regarding the Design of the UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration”
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Human rights are good corrections: A partnership between the Kenya Prisons Service and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute
Focused on approaching human rights through a correctional lens, as well as investing in people rather than infrastructure, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) established a mutually beneficial and sustainable relationship with the Kenya Prison … Continue reading » “Human rights are good corrections: A partnership between the Kenya Prisons Service and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute”
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Lessons Learned, Success Factors and Results
Our work in Cambodia focuses on the next generation of decision-makers through cooperation with universities and judicial training academies. This brief share the lessons learned in setting up and running the programme. It outlines the main success factors and the … Continue reading » “Lessons Learned, Success Factors and Results”
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Promoting Gender Equality
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”
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Solidaritet och samarbete stoppar ickedemokraterna
Det 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”
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Human Rights Cities and Regions
Human 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 readingNote from the field : Applying a ‘human rights cognitive style’ in the Raoul Wallenberg Institute’s work on human rights education with universities
This 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”
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ROUNDTABLE REPORT: A Swedish National Human Rights Institution: Exploring Models and Options
In 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”
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Human rights under pressure
Read 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”
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