Human rights education and training are key in contributing to the promotion, protection and effective realisation of all human rights. It all starts with learning. For human rights to be implemented as a practice in day-to-day life, individuals need to … Continue reading » “Year in Review 2020: Human Rights Education”
Responsible and sustainable value chains are moving up the EU policy agenda. With its Green Deal adopted in 2019 the EU aims at a more sustainable growth model and in early 2021 the EU put … Continue reading » “Webinar (III/III) recording: On the new EU Directive on Human Rights Due Diligence”
Clinical Legal Education (CLE) is a legal teaching method that uses practical-oriented, studentcentred and problem-based interactive learning methods. This includes, but is not limited to, the practical work of students on real cases and social issues supervised by academics and … Continue reading » “RWI’s Take on Clinical Legal Education”
During two days in September 2020, in relation to the United Nation’s International Day of Democracy, The Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sida, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law as well as a number of other … Continue reading » “Shrinking Civic Space: The Role of Civil Society Organisations”
Self-determination and inclusion in the community in Sweden: Tools for bridging the gap between the rights for persons with disabilities in theory and in practice.
Over a billion people, between 10-15 % of the world’s population (WHO), and 2 million … Continue reading » ““What Do I Really Get To Decide Myself?””
To mark the UN Human Rights Day 2020, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute hosted a webinar and gathered a panel of international experts to discuss human rights and poverty.
If poverty is sometimes considered an issue for the Global South only, … Continue reading » “Confronting Poverty Through More Inclusive & Sustainable Strategies”
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This publication introduces readers to the “Indicators of Human Rights Cities”, produced under the “Human Rights City Project”, which is jointly initiated by the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law … Continue reading » “Human Rights Cities Indicators”
The Swedish Institute for Human Rights (SIHR) is based, like the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, in Lund. RWI was a long-standing advocate for a Swedish NHRI and, since the SIHR became operational in 2022, has cooperated closely with the new institution. … Continue reading » “The Swedish Institute for Human Rights ”
Background Information
What are National Human Rights Institutions?
Our work with National Human Rights Institutions
The new Swedish National Human Rights Institution
The Swedish National Institute for Human Rights website (Swedish, with some information available in other languages)
Events… Continue reading » “The new Swedish National Human Rights Institution: Key Links”
