Jenny Simonsson joined RWI in 2023 as Head of Human Resources and has more than 15 years’ experience as an HR generalist. Her areas of expertise include strategic and operational HR, organisational development, employee relations, recruitment, and HR transformation. Before … Continue reading » “Jenny Simonsson”
Anna Matchenko is a Programme Associate at the Ukraine Office of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI). In her role, she supports financial and administrative processes, including financial reporting, invoice processing, document management, operational coordination, … Continue reading » “Anna Matchenko”
In our latest episode of “On Human Rights,” we come to you from the middle of the Baltic Sea. We’re on the small island of Gotland in Sweden where there’s an annual political gathering called Almedalen. The week-long event … Continue reading » ““Ten Youth Closely Affiliated to Our Programs Were Shot To Death””
Simon Kanuragaram visited the Raoul Wallenberg Institute last year as part of the Fellowship Programme for International Human Rights Law in Asia. Now, from the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia where he works, he tells us about the positive outcomes … Continue reading » “Combating Human Trafficking through Capacity Building and Advocacy in Malaysia”
Hundreds of people are gathering in Gothenburg this week for the Swedish Human Rights Forum, the largest venue for human rights in Scandinavia.
RWI’s director Morten Kjaerum joined the opening of the forum with Navi Pillay, the former High Commissioner … Continue reading » “Important That Sweden Doesn’t Slide Backwards in Terms of Human Rights, says Pillay”
Simon Karunagaram has worked with human rights in Malaysia for over 15 years, and now he will spend three months in Lund doing research on protection of the victims of human trafficking. Simon is one of four fellows from Asia … Continue reading » “When you do something good, you don’t have to get permission from anyone”
