While the COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on all members of society, persons with disabilities and especially older persons with disabilities have been disproportionately affected. With the reduction and sometimes complete shutdown of vital services, persons with disabilities were … Continue reading » “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Older Persons in a Pandemic: Findings from Two Studies Conducted in China”
Continue readingMore TagTag: China
Gender Teaching for Teachers in China
A capacity building workshop on gender and human rights teaching for university teachers was recently held in Beijing. A clear majority, namely 100 % of the 22 participants, agreed that the workshop has broadened their understanding on gender and human … Continue reading » “Gender Teaching for Teachers in China”
Continue readingMore Tag
Workshop on Multi-Disciplinary Research of Disability Policy in China
A two-day workshop was held recently in cooperation with Wuhan East-lake Institute for Social Advancement (EISA) in Wuhan.
– The workshop was very successful in strengthening the interaction and dialogues among researchers and practitioners working in the field of disability … Continue reading » “Workshop on Multi-Disciplinary Research of Disability Policy in China”
Continue readingMore Tag
Chinese Students Participated in Gender Equality Seminar
Students at the RWI supported Human Rights Master Programme at Peking University recently took part in a lecture held by Emma Melander Borg, head of Gender Equality at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute.
Under the headline “Gender Equality in … Continue reading » “Chinese Students Participated in Gender Equality Seminar”
Continue readingMore Tag
RWI’s Radu Mares Awarded Honorary Professorship at Wuhan University
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute’s Senior Researcher, Radu Mares, has been awarded an honorary professorship at Wuhan University Faculty of Law.
“It’s a great honour to be awarded a professorship from a prestigious faculty of law with which the … Continue reading » “RWI’s Radu Mares Awarded Honorary Professorship at Wuhan University”
Continue readingMore Tag
Teaching a Human Rights Based Approach to Social Workers in China
Photo: Wang Luqian in the middle and Zhang Qiuxue to the right, two social workers undergoing RWI training in Beijing
Judicial social workers from across Beijing are participating in a training to look at the practice of social work from … Continue reading » “Teaching a Human Rights Based Approach to Social Workers in China”
Continue readingMore Tag
One Way to Remove Old People’s Worries
Ms. Wanying Ni, Associate Professor at the College of Humanities, DongHua University in China, has joined the Institute in Lund as a Guest Scholar to do research on a concept, called a time bank, that encourage people of all ages … Continue reading » “One Way to Remove Old People’s Worries”
Continue readingMore Tag
Over 60 Human Rights Teachers Meet in China
Each year, human rights teachers from across China come together to exchange experiences and discuss recent developments in human rights education. The Raoul Wallenberg Institute was the main organizer of this year’s meeting held in Wuhan, China last weekend, where … Continue reading » “Over 60 Human Rights Teachers Meet in China”
Continue readingMore Tag
Human Rights and Gender in China
“Without empowerment of women and girls throughout the world, we will not see economic development, growth in democracy, and innovative solutions to our world’s problems,” said Professor Bill Simmons, who teaches human rights and gender related courses at the … Continue reading » “Human Rights and Gender in China”
Continue readingMore Tag