Mengchhun Kheang is one of 12 recent recipients of an RWI scholarship given to Cambodians to obtain their Master’s in International Human Rights Law in Cambodia in a programme RWI has supported the Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia (PUC) to develop. … Continue reading » “RWI Scholarship Recipient Allows Cambodians to Pursue Human Rights Law in Their Home Country”
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How Working in Human Rights is Personal for RWI Staff
Meet Dararoth Ke. Since 2014, Dararoth has assisted RWI as a programme officer in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He believes his experience growing up in a remote village in Cambodia, where people are not always taught their human rights, … Continue reading » “How Working in Human Rights is Personal for RWI Staff”
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“Access to Human Rights Education is a Right in Itself”
In an article in the recent issue of the International Journal of Human Rights, Olga Bezbozhna, RWI programme officer, and Helena Olsson, Team Leader for RWI’s People on the Move team, explore how it is possible to … Continue reading » ““Access to Human Rights Education is a Right in Itself””
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RWI recently carried out a Human Rights and Environment workshop in Bangkok. The face-to-face training with academics and NHRIs from Southeast Asia took place under the auspices of RWI’s regional programme in Asia. The goal is to strengthen the capacity … Continue reading » “Where Environmental Damage Causes Impacts on People’s Lives”
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Wanhong Zhang is a visiting professor at RWI, and is a Professor of Jurisprudence at Wuhan University School of Law, in China. He is also the Director of the Wuhan University Public Interest and Development Law Institute. Zhang focuses on … Continue reading » “Working with Business and Human Rights in China”
Continue readingMore Tag“Human Rights Education is an Efficient Method That Leads to Change”
The institute recently sent a number of representatives to the 6th International Human Rights Education Conference in the Netherlands. RWI’s main panel discussion centred around the institute’s work throughout the world to promote human rights through education and research.
The … Continue reading » ““Human Rights Education is an Efficient Method That Leads to Change””
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“History Tells Us These Lessons Must be Learned Again and Again”
Photo caption: The main gate at Falstad shortly after Liberation. Above the gate it still says “Strafgefangenenlager”, but “SS” has been removed. The rail track passes through the gate. Credit: The Falstad Centre. Schrøder: 1945
At the end of … Continue reading » ““History Tells Us These Lessons Must be Learned Again and Again””
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How to monitor and evaluate whether human rights education is working
RWI recently held a workshop in Turkey to help human rights educators in civil society organisations and universities boost their skills in monitoring and evaluating how they educate others about human rights.
“The human rights movement is dependent upon the … Continue reading » “How to monitor and evaluate whether human rights education is working”
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