Eleni is currently a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law of Lund University and a Researcher at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. She is a qualified lawyer (Athens Bar Association) and a tutor at … Continue reading » “Dr. Eleni Karageorgiou”
Ms. Zalanova has been promoting human rights, good governance, and civic engagement in various capacities in Europe and Central Asia.
Since joining RWI in 2018, she has led RWI programme in Belarus (until 2020), initiated and expanded RWI programme in … Continue reading » “Zuzana Zalanova”
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”
It has been 50 years since Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme first held a summer-speech in Almedalen, Sweden in 1968, thereby establishing Sweden’s — and one of the world’s — most important democratic meeting places. This year, the Raoul Wallenberg … Continue reading » “Reasons to Fixate on Human Rights at Almedalen”
A capacity building workshop on gender and human rights teaching for university teachers was recently held in Beijing. A clear majority, namely 100 % of the 22 participants, agreed that the workshop has broadened their understanding on gender and human … Continue reading » “Gender Teaching for Teachers in China”
The two-day conference “The Nature of Peace: Exploring links between the natural environment and peacebuilding in post-conflict societies” recently took place in Lund.
“This conference was organized as a final event in which the interdisciplinary research group ‘The Nature of … Continue reading » “Deep Exploration on Peace and Conflict”
This week I wrapped up my four-month long internship in the Communications Department at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law in Lund, Sweden.
I started the internship with an open mind, excited for my first experience … Continue reading » “What a Human Rights Internship is All About”
Are you interested in making your own podcasts? Cover events? Interview human rights experts or work with social media?
Then this internship might be something for you: RWI is seeking a full-time intern for the autumn term in Lund, Sweden, … Continue reading » “Become Our Next Communications Intern”
Seven Swedish municipalities have joined a new network organized by the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR) for a pilot project where they use a new human rights platform for their work involving human rights.
The network will … Continue reading » “Swedish Municipal Network Created for Human Rights”
