A recent special edition of the Suffolk Transnational Law Review, featuring a number of articles written by scholars and researchers working or affiliated with RWI, aims to contribute to an increased understanding of the current refugee situation as it … Continue reading » “Suffolk Transnational Law Review Addresses Europe’s Refugee Situation”
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute and the Centre for Applied Legal Research (CALR) from Zimbabwe launched a professional training programme in human rights recently.
“The programme aims to increase the participants’ ability to identify human rights issues and to … Continue reading » “New Professional Training Programme on Human Rights in Zimbabwe”
In our latest episode of “On Human Rights”, Alice Wadström sat down with Jude Dibia, a novelist from Nigeria, during the Swedish Human Rights Forum in Malmö, Sweden in November.
… Continue reading » ““You Shouldn’t Be Threatened By Other People’s Sexuality””
Tobias Hübinette is a lecturer in intercultural studies at Karlstad University and the main author of the report on afrophobia requested by the Swedish Government in 2013. One of his research areas is critical race theories and Hübinette is a … Continue reading » ““Equality Data Vital to Assess and Combat Discrimination””
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law has new initiative aimed to help community-based organizations increase political participation of refugees and marginalized groups in Norway, Finland, and Sweden.
“This RWI Inclusion Academy, an initiative in partnership with … Continue reading » “Inclusion Academy”
In this episode of the “On Human Rights” podcast, Alice Wadström from the RWI met with Anders Kompass from the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the Swedish Forum for Human Rights in Malmö. Kompass worked for the United Nations… Continue reading » ““You Have Impunity Because You Don’t Have Accountability””
Ten Chinese academics and NGO workers participated in a workshop last week at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute’s offices in Lund and Stockholm in Sweden. The week-long workshop covered the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and development indicators from a human rights … Continue reading » “Unique Workshop Held for Chinese Academics and NGO Workers”
Lund University and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law have launched a new human rights hub. The Lund Human Rights Research Hub is meant to be a core driver in developing new research, education, and dissemination … Continue reading » “New Human Rights Research Hub Launched in Lund”
An enormous Freedom of Expression cube will be turned on and a week of activities will kick-off outside of Lund Cathedral on Dec. 2 at 12:30 to commemorate Sweden’s 250-year anniversary of freedom of speech.
Lund is commemorating “The … Continue reading » “A Week of Silence in Lund 2 – 9 December”
