The Raoul Wallenberg Institute and the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR) have started a cooperation on human rights in Swedish municipalities and regions.
The Swedish Human Rights City Project aims to set out standards for … Continue reading » “Swedish Human Rights City Project Underway”
The Raoul Wallenberg Academy is hosting an event involving human rights cubes in order to increase knowledge on human rights. The exhibition takes place in Kungsträdgården, Stockholm the 26-28 August (Friday to Sunday) from 11:00-18:00 PM.
We sat down with … Continue reading » “Human Rights Cubed?”
Martha F. Davis and Natasha Ryan present a new policy brief, based on a full report published earlier this year, that concludes that Sweden has an obligation to provide water and sanitation that meet basic human rights standards.
“Access to … Continue reading » “New Policy Brief: Inconvenient Human Rights”
Photo Credits: Baynham Goredema’s Flickr: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
Two representatives from the Raoul Wallenberg Institute just returned from a trip in Zimbabwe to meet with partners and plan the next step of the Institute’s new Zimbabwe Human Rights … Continue reading » “Towards Enhanced Enjoyment of Constitutional Rights in Zimbabwe”
During the spring of 2016, students in the International Human Rights Law Master’s Programme at Lund University had the opportunity to gain hands on experience working with a number of different NGOs.
The month-long module, Gender and Human Rights, was … Continue reading » “Hands-on Work with NGOs within the Master’s Programme”
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute, in cooperation with the Centre for Applied Legal Research, is undertaking a planning workshop this week aimed at identifying specific human rights training needs in Zimbabwe. The goal is to pave the way for a series … Continue reading » “Parties Come Together in Zimbabwe to Plan Human Rights Training”
Around 40 students recently gathered in Lund to talk about race and structural racism in Sweden.
Jus Humanis organized the panel debate titled “The Colorblind Society: An Obstacle to Fight Racism?”. It was co-hosted by ELSA Lund and Feministiska Juriststudenter … Continue reading » “The Colorblind Society: An Obstacle to Fight Racism?”
The Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok recently organized a regional workshop titled “URGENCY IN ACTION-Understanding Human Behavior and ensuring Human Rights and Gender Equality in the Response to Climate Change.”
The Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok organized the workshop to … Continue reading » “Human Rights and Gender Equality in the Response to Climate Change”
