Mark Gibney, an RWI Affiliated Professor, recently published his work titled Extraordinary Rendition: Addressing the Challenges of Accountability. The book is co-edited by Didier Bigo, Professor of International Relations at Sciences Po-Paris, and Elspeth Guild, … Continue reading » “Holding Western Countries Accountable for Human Rights Violations”
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Pursuing Criminal Justice at Home: West Africa Stakeholders’ Meeting
RWI in cooperation with Africa Legal Aid (AFLA) and the Attorney General’s Chambers and Ministry of Justice of The Gambia convened a West Africa Stakeholders’ Meeting on Emerging Trends on Complementarity in Banjul, The Gambia from 25-26 April. The event … Continue reading » “Pursuing Criminal Justice at Home: West Africa Stakeholders’ Meeting”
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Integrating Human Rights into Practice in Jordan and Palestine
RWI’s regional office in Amman, in cooperation and partnership with the Jordanian and Palestinian Judicial Institutes, has held four separate dissemination sessions in Jordan and Palestine over the past few months.
Each session presented national comparative studies that have … Continue reading » “Integrating Human Rights into Practice in Jordan and Palestine”
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The Institute recently published Jonathan Power’s latest book, “Ending War Crimes, Chasing the War Criminals”, which he will elaborate on during a book launch that is co-organized with Jus Humanis.
The book includes an analysis of the characters … Continue reading » “Book Launch: Ending War Crimes, Chasing the War Criminals”
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Human Rights in Labour Law & Their Application by the Moroccan Judiciary
RWI’s regional office in Amman recently held a high-level ceremony in Rabat, Morocco to launch the findings of a new study in the country on human rights in labour law and the application of these rights by the national judiciary.… Continue reading » “Human Rights in Labour Law & Their Application by the Moroccan Judiciary”
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Sierra Leone’s Correctional Centres Working to Improve Treatment of Prisoners
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute’s Nairobi Office recently completed a two-day meeting for managers from all 16 of Sierra Leone’s correctional centres, as well as regional commanders and headquarters officers.
The event aimed to follow up on action plans developed at … Continue reading » “Sierra Leone’s Correctional Centres Working to Improve Treatment of Prisoners”
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New Cooperation Underway in West Africa to Promote Fair and Efficient Justice
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute has entered into a cooperation with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice.
The overall objective of the cooperation is to promote fair and efficient justice and adherence to … Continue reading » “New Cooperation Underway in West Africa to Promote Fair and Efficient Justice”
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Reducing Turkish Rejections at the European Court of Human Rights
Thirty-five percent of all Turkish applications to the European Court of Human Rights are rejected due to some procedural or other type of mistake or misunderstanding.
RWI is working to lower that percentage. A recent 2-day workshop with 15 lawyers … Continue reading » “Reducing Turkish Rejections at the European Court of Human Rights”
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A Stolen Ipad and Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia
On Thursday, 19 March at 10 pm, Maria, frustrated over her children’s and her own hunger, arrives with her old bicycle at the local grocery store, which is owned by the mayor’s cousin’s wife, Mrs. Mango. Maria breaks in through … Continue reading » “A Stolen Ipad and Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia”
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