In the face of a global crisis, research regarding Covid-19 and its effects on humans is being carried out all over the world at a rapid pace. The virus does not just affect the human body, but also our way … Continue reading » “Bibliography of Covid-19 and Human Rights”
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Nationalism, Human Rights & Democracy – a life
Gerard Quinn has read Are You With Me – Kevin Boyle and the Rise of the Human Rights Movement by Mike Chinoy (Lilliput Press, 339 pp. 2020). In this blog post Quinn portrays Boyle’s fight for human rights for all.… Continue reading » “Nationalism, Human Rights & Democracy – a life”
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Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon and COVID-19
Indigenous peoples in the Amazon and COVID-19: the long-term importance of realizing indigenous rights in achieving the human right to health
Blogpost by Alice Kasznar, Brazilian lawyer and Research Assistant at the Nature of Peace project at RWI.
Exposing … Continue reading » “Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon and COVID-19”
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Racism: Is Europe Any Better?
This year, the world is in a different state which is why Almedalen in Sweden was cancelled. Almedalen, Sweden, was the first ever ‘People’s meeting ‘ in Europe. The Almedal week is Sweden’s most important political forum. Today, such meetings … Continue reading » “Racism: Is Europe Any Better?”
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Magnifying Inequalities for the Roma During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Blogpost on inequalities for the Roma during the Covid-19 pandemic by Camilla Ida Ravnbøl, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Covid-19: The City of Lund – Two Years as a Human Rights City
In August 2018, Lund’s city council appointed Lund as a Human Rights City. This made Lund the first Human Rights City in both Sweden and in Scandinavia. The decision was preceded by work in cooperation with the Raoul Wallenberg … Continue reading » “Covid-19: The City of Lund – Two Years as a Human Rights City”
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Highlights of 2019
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute is looking back at the highlights of 2019 in these special times. We are proud of the achievements that our staff and partners have accomplished.
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Now is When We Negotiate Our Common Future
Maria Green, Visting Professor, Human Rights and Development, on Covid-19 and our future.
Last week I wrote a post about human rights and the Covid-19 response. It was geared towards public decision-makers of good will who are grappling … Continue reading » “Now is When We Negotiate Our Common Future”
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COVID-19 and Human Rights
Matthew Scott, Head of People on the move Thematic Area and Senior Researcher, on Covid-19 and Human Rights in general.
… Continue reading » “COVID-19 and Human Rights” Continue readingMore Tag‘The pandemic has revealed strengths and weaknesses in our societies, and highlighted the importance of protecting human rights before,