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Women’s Human Rights and the Right to a Clean, Safe, Healthy, and Sustainable Environment

Asia Pacific Judicial Colloquium on Climate Change in Lahore

March 8, 2018

The Asia Pacific Judicial Colloquium on Climate Change was held recently in Lahore, Pakistan to discuss the use of constitutions to advance environmental rights and achieve climate justice.

The colloquium is supported through RWI’s regional work in Asia, which focuses … Continue reading » “Asia Pacific Judicial Colloquium on Climate Change in Lahore”

Researchers in Asia Take on Human Rights and Climate Change

September 12, 2017

Seventeen researchers from Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam attended a peer review workshop recently in Jakarta, part of an initiative aimed at expanding the research and writing skills of academics in Asia. Ultimately, the aim is to strengthen … Continue reading » “Researchers in Asia Take on Human Rights and Climate Change”

Interested in Human Rights and the Environment? Apply Today.

April 22, 2016

The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law is organizing a course on Human Rights and the Environment for Southeast Asian academics, funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation.

The initiative is carried out in the framework of … Continue reading » “Interested in Human Rights and the Environment? Apply Today.”

Climate Change is Not Just an Environmental Issue

January 28, 2016

Sumudu Atapattu is the director of research centers at the University of Wisconsin Law School in the United States. She talks to us about the connection between climate change and human rights and why it matters.… Continue reading » “Climate Change is Not Just an Environmental Issue”

Human Rights and the Environment Course Launched

October 15, 2015

The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law recently launched its first course on human rights and the environment.

“The aim is to give National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and academics in Southeast Asia strengthened knowledge and capacities … Continue reading » “Human Rights and the Environment Course Launched”