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The Colorblind Society: An Obstacle to Fight Racism?
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?”
Human Rights and Gender Equality in the Response to Climate Change
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”
Lyal S. Sunga
Lyal S. Sunga is a visiting Professor at the American University of Rome, Italy, Visiting Professor at Strathmore University Law School in Nairobi, Kenya and RWI’s Visiting Professor at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. He is a former Head of the … Continue reading » “Lyal S. Sunga”
Morten Kjaerum to Speak About the Refugee Crisis in Istanbul
RWI’s Director Morten Kjaerum is giving a lecture on Wednesday, April 27 at the Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul.
The lecture will be at 19.00 and is titled “Human Rights and the European Refugee Situation: What is at … Continue reading » “Morten Kjaerum to Speak About the Refugee Crisis in Istanbul”
Commemorating the Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
The city of Malmö, Sweden is hosting a day-long event today to commemorate the UN’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The event, featuring panel discussions, speeches, and films, is taking place in the city’s new Malmö … Continue reading » “Commemorating the Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination”
Project Explores How Cities Address the Roma Situation
Recently we interviewed Ioana Bunescu, last recipient of the Martin Alexanderson Research Scholarship and current researcher at Malmö Institute of Migration, Diversity and Welfare (MIM).
Can you tell us about the project you are currently working on?
I … Continue reading » “Project Explores How Cities Address the Roma Situation”
The Martin Alexandersson Research Scholarship
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute is accepting applications to the annual “Martin Alexandersson Research Scholarship for Human Rights Studies.”
The scholarship is awarded to a researcher who is planning to carry out, or who is carrying out, a study in the … Continue reading » “The Martin Alexandersson Research Scholarship”
Mainstreaming the Elements of Human Rights and Gender Equality Concepts in the Learning Process of Higher Legal Education System in Belarus: Materials of the International Educational and Methodological Seminar (Minsk, 30-31 October 2015)
Nowadays, human rights and freedoms and guarantees of their implementation are becoming basic values in development of society, both at national and international levels. The National Security Concept of the Republic of Belarus, approved by Presidential Decree No. 575 of … Continue reading » “Mainstreaming the Elements of Human Rights and Gender Equality Concepts in the Learning Process of Higher Legal Education System in Belarus: Materials of the International Educational and Methodological Seminar (Minsk, 30-31 October 2015)”