The Raoul Wallenberg Institute together with the Faculty of Management Technologies and Humanitarisation at the Belarusian National Technical University (BNTU) is working to implement a gender plan to spread awareness on gender related issues and culture. The plan is also … Continue reading » “Plan Hatched to Spread Awareness on Gender-Related Issues in Belarus”
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Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Training in Zimbabwe
This week, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute in cooperation with the Zimbabwean Centre for Applied Legal Research launched the second professional training programme on human rights for Zimbabwe.
The workshop, which takes place in Harare, brings together ministries, government departments, local … Continue reading » “Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Training in Zimbabwe”
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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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Building a Model Curriculum for Clinical Legal Education in Belarus
Supervisors of five legal clinics at universities in Belarus recently met in Minsk to finalise a model curriculum for Live Client and Street Law courses.
The supervisors come from Polotsk State University, Belarusian State University, Belarusian State Economics … Continue reading » “Building a Model Curriculum for Clinical Legal Education in Belarus”
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Annual Workshop Furthers Human Rights Research in Asia
RWI’s annual Regional Human Rights Research Methodology Workshop was recently held in Bangkok, with a group of 19 researchers from across Asia participating.… Continue reading » “Annual Workshop Furthers Human Rights Research in Asia”
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First group of Students Graduate from RWI-supported Human Rights Master Programme in Cambodia
The first group of students of the Master Programme in International Human Rights Law at Pannasastra University of Cambodia (PUC) graduated on Tuesday after defending their Master theses following almost three years of hard studies.
The four students, who all … Continue reading » “First group of Students Graduate from RWI-supported Human Rights Master Programme in Cambodia”
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Workshop Held on Economic Globalisation and Human Rights in Myanmar
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute recently organised a training workshop on economic globalisation and human rights in Mandalay, Myanmar in cooperation with the Faculty of Law of Mandalay University, targeting participants from 18 law faculties across Myanmar.… Continue reading » “Workshop Held on Economic Globalisation and Human Rights in Myanmar”
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Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia (PUC) and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) with financial support from Swedish Development Cooperation will provide up to 14 full scholarships and three partial scholarships for individuals to study the … Continue reading » “Scholarships for Master in International Human Rights Law in Cambodia”
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Belarusian Researchers Think About Each Individual
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute recently organised a seminar on the integration of the gender and intersectionality perspectives into human rights research in Minsk, Belarus.
Twenty researchers were present from various Belarusian universities from Minsk, Polotsk, Mogilev, Gomel and Brest. During … Continue reading » “Belarusian Researchers Think About Each Individual”
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