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Call for Abstracts: Climate Change Related Mobility in the Nordic Region
Internal and International Dimensions
The interdisciplinary Nordic Network on Climate Displacement and Mobility welcomes abstracts for its second workshop “Climate Related Mobility in the Nordic Region: Internal and International Dimensions”. The workshop is to be held 8-9 December 2022 at … Continue reading » “Call for Abstracts: Climate Change Related Mobility in the Nordic Region”
Civil Society Network Opinion on the Proposals for a Swedish NHRI (SWE)
Nätverket för en svensk Människorättsinstitution. Till samtliga remissinstanser
Med anledning av promemorian ”Förslag till en nationell institution för mänskliga rättigheter i Sverige” Ds 2019:4
DNR: Ku2018/02102/DISK
Bakgrund
Nätverket för en svensk Människorättsinstitution är ett nätverk av organisationer i civilsamhället som … Continue reading » “Civil Society Network Opinion on the Proposals for a Swedish NHRI (SWE)”
“We have nowhere else to go” A study of urban informality within a Roma settlement in Arad, Romania
Abstract: The complexities of urban informality are increasingly being examined in nuanced and region specific ways. Within the post-socialist states of Central-Eastern Europe, a growing body of research is interrogating phenomena within urban environments through the lens of transition and … Continue reading » ““We have nowhere else to go” A study of urban informality within a Roma settlement in Arad, Romania”
Here’s What You Need to Know About LSS and Human Rights
The Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet recently published an article in its opinion section about Swedish disability law and policy on the right to personal assistance. The authors are Anna Bruce, an RWI researcher who is advising the Swedish governmenatal … Continue reading » “Here’s What You Need to Know About LSS and Human Rights”
An Intern Works With Human Rights in Amman
By Olle Bergdahl Mjengwa
I have been very interested in the political situation in the Middle East for many years and after studying Arabic in Jordan for a semester I knew that I wanted hands on experience working with one … Continue reading » “An Intern Works With Human Rights in Amman”
This is How We Actually Work with Human Rights
Curious about what we were up to over the year?
Every year, RWI does its best at summarising the institute’s work for each calendar year. In our Year in Review 2017 (former Annual Report), we report on our programmes in … Continue reading » “This is How We Actually Work with Human Rights”
“If You Can’t See the Change, Be the Change”
Eman Siam, RWI MENA Senior Programme Officer based in Amman, remains optimistic about the work RWI does in a region marked by a number of conflict and post-conflict situations. For her, the Middle East is home – she was … Continue reading » ““If You Can’t See the Change, Be the Change””