On Friday 4 April the new Master Programme in International Human Rights Law at Pannasatra University of Cambodia was successfully launched at a ceremony attended by over 500 students and national TV. Keynote speeches were given by Professor Goran Melander, … Continue reading » “New Master Programme in International Human Rights Law in Cambodia”
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute, Sweden, represented by its regional program in the Middle East and North Africa, is pleased to present Jurisprudence and Human Rights Standards in Arab Courts, a specialized study that resulted from the fruitful cooperation between … Continue reading » “Jurisprudence in the Application of Human Rights in Arab Courts”
The Institute’s acting Director, Mr. Rolf Ring, visited the newly established field office in Cambodia 19-22 January. A series of high-level meetings were carried during Mr. Ring’s short stay in Phnom Penh. Among others, Mr. Ring met with Minister of … Continue reading » “The director in Asia”
Women’s rights and women’s access to justice are among the topics of the research carried out in Lund by Aishath Fasoha, she says and explains that to target the judiciary is the challenge for the newly established Human Rights Commission.… Continue reading » “Three reasons to come to Lund”
The main objective of this course was to enhance the capacities of human rights librarians and resource centre personnel working at Academic Institutions and NHRIs in Southeast Asia in providing effective and efficient information services to their users using modern … Continue reading » “Blended Learning Course in Library and Information Resource Management”
The main objective of this course was to enhance the capacities of human rights librarians and resource centre personnel working at Academic Institutions and NHRIs in Southeast Asia in providing effective and efficient information services to their users using modern … Continue reading » “Blended Learning Course in Library and Information Resource Management”
The second phase of the Institute´s Blended Learning Course on Equal Status and Human Rights of Women in Southeast Asia takes place in Bangkok, 19-24 August, gathering participants from NHRIs (National Human Rights Institutions) and academic institutions from around the … Continue reading » “Blended Learning in Bangkok”
During three hot summer days Lund was recently visited by high level international judges from all over the world. Sessions like “Expanding Human Rights on International Courts and Tribunals” were succeeded by sessions with titles as “International Justice; In whose … Continue reading » “High level meeting in Lund”
Lena Olsson´s red hair and energetic spirit have for many years been part of the Institute. Not only in Lund, where she has been running the Raoul Wallenberg Institute Human Rights Library on the top floor of Stora Gråbrödersgatan. The … Continue reading » “Many Libraries Later”
