Martha F. Davis and Natasha Ryan present a new policy brief, based on a full report published earlier this year, that concludes that Sweden has an obligation to provide water and sanitation that meet basic human rights standards.
“Access to … Continue reading » “New Policy Brief: Inconvenient Human Rights”
Continue readingMore TagDuring the spring of 2016, students in the International Human Rights Law Master’s Programme at Lund University had the opportunity to gain hands on experience working with a number of different NGOs.
The month-long module, Gender and Human Rights, was … Continue reading » “Hands-on Work with NGOs within the Master’s Programme”
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Participants at the International Forum of Women Leaders “Equal Opportunities for a Better Future” held in Minsk, Belarus recently adopted a declaration calling for the further advancement of women’s participation in political and … Continue reading » “Minsk Declaration of Women Leaders Adopted at International Forum”
Continue readingMore Tag“Global Urban Justice: The Rise of Human Rights Cities,” published by Cambridge University Press, is the first book-length scholarly treatment of the movement.
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute hosted a book launch and discussion on 13 June, 2016 … Continue reading » “New Book Launch on the Rise of Human Rights Cities”
Continue readingMore TagAround 40 students recently gathered in Lund to talk about race and structural racism in Sweden.
Jus Humanis organized the panel debate titled “The Colorblind Society: An Obstacle to Fight Racism?”. It was co-hosted by ELSA Lund and Feministiska Juriststudenter … Continue reading » “The Colorblind Society: An Obstacle to Fight Racism?”
Continue readingMore TagDuring the past year Europe has been seriously challenged by the number of persons seeking asylum within the Union. … Continue reading » “Concluding Report from the Round Table on Social Inclusion of Refugees Now Available”
Continue readingMore TagThe Raoul Wallenberg Institute hosted a panel discussion on April 6 about EU citizens of Roma origin that have migrated to Lund, Malmö and Copenhagen.
To understand the social, cultural and legal complexities of this phenomena, scholars from different disciplines, … Continue reading » “Panel Discussion on EU Citizens of Roma Origin”
Continue readingMore TagRWI’s director Morten Kjaerum is heading to New York City and Boston in the United States, where he will be networking and speaking about the different challenges that the refugee crisis poses to Europe and human rights as a whole.… Continue reading » “Kjaerum Speaks About European Refugee Crisis in the US”
Continue readingMore TagSwedish municipalities have initiated more than 80 evictions of vulnerable EU citizens, mostly Roma, from informal settlements on the grounds of poor sanitation since 2013, according to a new report from the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian … Continue reading » “New Report: Over 80 Initiated Evictions since 2013 of Informal Roma Settlements in Sweden”
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