The Raoul Wallenberg Institute will hold a number of seminars and discussions at the Swedish Forum for Human Rights (MR Dagarna) in Jönköping next week, from anti-corruption work to what it means to be a human rights city. The institute … Continue reading » “Anti-Corruption, Climate Migration & Human Rights Cities at MR Dagarna”
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New Working Paper Explores Still-In-Process Global Agreement on Migration
In September of 2016, in response to the large movements of refugees and migrants around the world, the UN General Assembly held its first ever summit dedicated to this topic.
The outcome was the New York Declaration for Refugees and … Continue reading » “New Working Paper Explores Still-In-Process Global Agreement on Migration”
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New Mass Migration & Human Rights Mooc Launched
The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, in collaboration with the Association of Human Rights Institutes (AHRI) , which the Raoul Wallenberg Institute is a member of, has launched a 5-week MOOC, a massive open online course, on Mass … Continue reading » “New Mass Migration & Human Rights Mooc Launched”
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Asylum Seekers, Volunteers and Inclusion in Sweden: A Discussion
In our latest episode of “On Human Rights,” we feature a live recording from our recent commemoration of Raoul Wallenberg here in Lund. And as part of that commemoration, we invited two women from a small town in southern Sweden … Continue reading » “Asylum Seekers, Volunteers and Inclusion in Sweden: A Discussion”
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Gathering Ideas to Improve the Lives of Syrian Youth
Millions of Syrian have been affected by the war since 2011. Among other pressing humanitarian priorities, Syrian youth in particular are in danger of becoming a ‘lost generation’ due in part to the lack of available and affordable avenues for … Continue reading » “Gathering Ideas to Improve the Lives of Syrian Youth”
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RWI’s Research Director Awarded Drassow Prize
Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen, RWI’s Research Director, has been awarded the Danish Authors’ Guild’s so-called “peace prize” for his 2016 book “How do we solve the refugee crisis?” or “Hvordan løser vi flygtningekrisen?” in Danish.
Formally called the “Drassow prize” … Continue reading » “RWI’s Research Director Awarded Drassow Prize”
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Developing a Human Rights-Based Corp of Syrian Legal Practitioners
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law has launched a new project that aims to develop a human rights-based corps of Syrian legal practitioners who can contribute to shaping the future of post-conflict Syria.
At the outset, … Continue reading » “Developing a Human Rights-Based Corp of Syrian Legal Practitioners”
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Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen, RWI Research Director and Professor, recently published a chapter in a new book, The Practice of Shared Responsibility in International Law. In this new book chapter, Gammeltoft-Hansen examines the extent to which states and private actors … Continue reading » “New Publication on Privatization of Migration Management”
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It’s a Crisis of Policy, Not Numbers
Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen, Research Director and Professor at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, recently authored an article in the Journal on Migration and Human Security. In it, he argues that the current paradigm governing … Continue reading » “It’s a Crisis of Policy, Not Numbers”
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