The Raoul Wallenberg Institute and the Centre for Applied Legal Research (CALR) from Zimbabwe launched a professional training programme in human rights recently.
“The programme aims to increase the participants’ ability to identify human rights issues and to … Continue reading » “New Professional Training Programme on Human Rights in Zimbabwe”
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The Institute recently held a workshop in Malawi to enhance the capacity and role of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) to effectively fulfil their mandates in promoting and protecting human rights in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The Malawi Human Rights Commission … Continue reading » “Enhancing NHRIs in Sub-Saharan Africa”
Continue readingMore TagDr. Mart Susi is an Associate Professor of Human Rights Law at Tallinn University. He will be visiting the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law on 19 May to deliver a presentation titled: “Protecting freedom of … Continue reading » “Protecting Freedom of Expression in New Media – Mission Impossible?”
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Suzanne Dovi, an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Arizona, will speak at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute about the kind of voice victims … Continue reading » “What Kind of Voice Are Victims Given in the International Criminal Court?”
Continue readingMore TagWe recently sat down with an intern at the Institute, Idun Nylén, a passionate 14 year-old student who was at the institute for two weeks. In addition to studying, she also practices gymnastics and plays the drums. Her favorite book … Continue reading » “Young Intern Speaks About Her Experience at RWI”
Continue readingMore TagA semester ago we interviewed Rathana Ken, the Master’s Programme student from Cambodia who was awarded a scholarship from the Cambodian Programme of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. Now, already established in Lund for quite … Continue reading » ““The Situation in the Rural Areas Needs to Improve””
Continue readingMore TagJanuary 17, 2015 marked 70 years since Raoul Wallenberg’s disappearance. This Sunday at 16:30, a ceremony will be held at Raoul Wallenberg Square in Stockholm, Sweden in honour of Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who rescued thousands of Hungarian Jews … Continue reading » “January 17: Light a Candle in Honour of Raoul Wallenberg”
Continue readingMore TagThe institute recently sent a number of representatives to the 6th International Human Rights Education Conference in the Netherlands. RWI’s main panel discussion centred around the institute’s work throughout the world to promote human rights through education and research.
The … Continue reading » ““Human Rights Education is an Efficient Method That Leads to Change””
Continue readingMore Tag“Gender is treated as a cross-cutting issue in the Institute’s cooperation with Belarus,” says Olga Bezbozhna, Programme Officer at RWI.
Since the Institute has an academic cooperation and works with academic institutions in Belarus, the cooperation contributes to the … Continue reading » ““There are still many gender stereotypes in the Belarusian society””
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