COVID-19 and Human Rights – edited by Morten Kjaerum, Martha F. Davis, and Amanda Lyons – contains a series explorations into COVID-19 and its effects on human rights on a global scale. The book’s scope is wide, going from discussing … Continue reading » “COVID-19 and Human Rights”
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Disaster-related displacement into Europe: Judicial practice in Austria and Sweden
This report is based on research conducted in the context of the project ‘ClimMobil – Judicial and policy responses to climate change-related mobility in the European Union with a focus on Austria and Sweden’ (KR18AC0K14747) funded by the Austrian Climate … Continue reading » “Disaster-related displacement into Europe: Judicial practice in Austria and Sweden”
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Human Rights Cities and SDGs in the Asia region in 2019
This report is a result of a study of Human Rights Cities and SDGs in the Asia region in 2019. The study investigates the process of adoption and institutionalization of the Human Rights City concept, and the challenges of realizing … Continue reading » “Human Rights Cities and SDGs in the Asia region in 2019”
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Prohibiting Child Corporal Punishment
This publication presents a study developed by RWI in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia under RWI’s human rights capacity development programme in Armenia.
The study is intended to inform the establishment
Localising Human Rights in The Context of SDGs : A handbook for Cities
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) Regional Asia Pacific office officially launched a handbook for cities on localising human rights in the context of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This handbook was developed in collaboration with … Continue reading » “Localising Human Rights in The Context of SDGs : A handbook for Cities”
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Nordic Norms, Natural Disasters, and International Protection
In international law, new norms can emerge through the identification and development of effective practices. This article examines Swedish, Finnish and, less closely, other Nordic countries’ contributions to the slow process of norm emergence in relation to cross-border displacement in … Continue reading » “Nordic Norms, Natural Disasters, and International Protection”
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Localisation Process of SDGs and Human Rights in Sweden
In the context of the implementation of the Agenda 2030 regionally, Sweden has taken steps in order to mainstream the SDGs in national and sub-national development policies. For instance, Sweden has made high level statements and participated in the voluntary … Continue reading » “Localisation Process of SDGs and Human Rights in Sweden”
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Gender and Human Rights in the Context of Covid-19 Pandemic: Findings from Four Countries
This publication contributes substance to what should be integral part of a new social contract in relation to gender aspects. In a unique manner it analysis important elements of gender in-equality in six articles covering four different countries … Continue reading » “Gender and Human Rights in the Context of Covid-19 Pandemic: Findings from Four Countries”
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