RWI recently sent a delegation, led by its Director Morten Kjaerum, to Brussels to attend the flagship event of the European Year for Development 2015, the European Development Days and its joint event on the role that National Human Rights … Continue reading » “NHRIs Strengthening Role Around the World”
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“The Judiciary is the Foremost Guardian of Human Rights”
RWI recently held a two-day meeting in Jordan with eight members of judicial institutes in Iraq, Jordan and Palestine as part of the Institute’s programme to enhance the application of human rights standards in Arab courts.
The current three-year programme, … Continue reading » ““The Judiciary is the Foremost Guardian of Human Rights””
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National Human Rights Institutions Need to Ask Questions
Speaking at the European Development Days conference in Brussels last week, RWI’s director Morten Kjaerum said National Human Rights Institutions have a considerable impact in ensuring that human rights are built into legislation, polices and strategies.
But he said there … Continue reading » “National Human Rights Institutions Need to Ask Questions”
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Protecting Human Rights is a Major Issue
Anadolu University in Turkey, in cooperation with RWI’s Turkey Programme, will host the world’s preeminent conference on justice education this July.The Global Alliance for Justice Education’s 8th Worldwide Conference will be held at Anadolu University from 22-28 July 2015. To … Continue reading » “Protecting Human Rights is a Major Issue”
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Law students in Turkey just made history by participating in the first ever moot court competition for human rights.
The students were stressed, says Serkan Köybaşi, who works in the Law Faculty at Bahcesehir University in Istanbul and was one … Continue reading » “Turkish Law Students Make History in Human Rights Moot Court”
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Shaping Societies Based on Human Rights and the Rule of Law
Speaking at a workshop of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme Network of Institutes (PNI) this week, Mikael Johansson, adviser on strategic planning and quality assurance at RWI, said that a recent Doha Declaration is the … Continue reading » “Shaping Societies Based on Human Rights and the Rule of Law”
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The deputy secretary of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia says she hopes a new national action plan on business and human rights in the country will influence businesses to have more respect for human rights in relation to working … Continue reading » “New Action Plan for Business and Human Rights in Malaysia”
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RWI is seeking an intern to assist in the development and promotion of its unique National Human Rights Institutions Database Project.
Under the supervision of both the head of the NHRI Unit at the Department of International Programmes and the … Continue reading » “Apply for human rights internship today”
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