The final workshop within the framework of the Expert Accreditation Programme, targeting staff members of African NHRIs, was carried out at the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in May. The programme has been implemented in partnership with the Network … Continue reading » “Expert Accreditation Programme finalized”
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Human rights research workshop in Laos
The Institute currently implements a training course in Thalat, Laos, for approximately 20 human rights researchers from Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. This is the first workshop in a series of events in 2014 that aims at increasing the capacities of … Continue reading » “Human rights research workshop in Laos”
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The Institute’s Jakarta office is organizing a study visit to Thailand from 9-13 September in partnership with the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of Indonesia. The main objective of the visit is to study Thai experiences in implementing aspects … Continue reading » “Indonesian Ministry of Law and Human Rights visits Thailand”
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In cooperation with its partner, the Vietnamese Institute for Human Rights, the Institute has organized two training workshops on International Human Rights Law and the Role and Functions of National Human Rights Institutions. The workshops was held in Hanoi, Vietnam, … Continue reading » “Training workshops in Vietnam”
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The institute organised a regional meeting in Amman, 21-22 November, on common judicial standards and judicial cooperation in the MENA-region. The Ambassador of Sweden, Charlotta Sparre, attended the meeting and she emphasised that shared knowledge and experiences is important in … Continue reading » “Regional meeting on common judicial standards in the MENA-region”
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The Anadolu University Law Faculty, one of the partners of the institute, and winners of the Institute’s Human Rights Essay Prize in Turkey visited Live Client Law Clinics in South Africa 1-6 October. Four academicians from Anadolu University were accompanied … Continue reading » “RWI Turkey Program partners visited South Africa”
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This manual is a joint publication developed by the Institute and the Asia Pacific Forum (APF), and it serves as a complement to the training courses on national inquiries that the Institute and APF are organising for NHRIs in Asia.… Continue reading » “New Manual on Conducting a National Inquiry into Systematic Patterns of Human Rights Violation”
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As part of a Regional Capacity Development Programme in Asia, RWI offers a human rights training fellowship to Commissioners and staff of National Human Rights Institutions in South and Southeast Asia (please refer to the advertisment, previously posted on … Continue reading » “Myanmar National Human Rights Commissioner visits Lund”
Continue readingMore TagThe Raoul Wallenberg Institute launches a one-of-a-kind NHRI Database
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute, in cooperation with the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (APF) and the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI), has launched a very unique database of NHRI materials (www.nhridb.org). The … Continue reading » “The Raoul Wallenberg Institute launches a one-of-a-kind NHRI Database”
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