Elisabet Fura has been appointed Chairperson of the Board of Trustees at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law in Lund. She assumes the new position on 1 July.
Most recently Fura was the Chief Parliamentary Ombudsman … Continue reading » “Elisabet Fura New Chair of Raoul Wallenberg Institute”
The Palestinian Judicial Institute, in close cooperation with the High Judicial Council, held a high-level ceremony recently to launch a new Palestinian comparative research study.
The study, titled “Fair Trial Guarantees in the Criminal Procedural Law from International Standards … Continue reading » “High-Level Ceremony for the Launch of a New Palestinian Comparative Research Study”
This week, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute in cooperation with the Zimbabwean Centre for Applied Legal Research launched the second professional training programme on human rights for Zimbabwe.
The workshop, which takes place in Harare, brings together ministries, government departments, local … Continue reading » “Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Training in Zimbabwe”
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute is hosting a discussion on 9 May that examines the economic challenges, inequities and structural economic obstacles that hinder the realization of human rights.
The discussion, “The Transnational Struggle for Economic Justice,” features scholars from the … Continue reading » “The Transnational Struggle for Economic Justice”
RWI’s director, Morten Kjaerum, recently delivered a keynote speech at the European Commission’s final conference on the FRAME project, which stands for Fostering Human Rights Among European Policies.
European Union (EU) officials, practitioners, academics and civil society … Continue reading » ““Navigating Human Rights in the Unknown World: A Compass for the EU””
On April 19, Malin Oud, the head of RWI’s Stockholm office, participated in a discussion titled “What is happening in the world while Trump is tweeting?” organised by Swedish think-tank Global Utmaning.… Continue reading » “What is Happening in the World While Trump is Tweeting?”
Sumudu Anopama Atapattu is the Director of Research Centers and Senior Lecturer at UW Law School. She teaches in the area of International Environmental law and climate change and human rights . She holds an LL.M. (Public International Law) and … Continue reading » “Sumudu Atapattu”
Representatives of RWI’s offices in Jakarta, Beijing and Stockholm participated in a recent workshop on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) organised by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and the Embassy of Sweden in … Continue reading » “Sustainable Development Goals on the Agenda in Bangkok”
