When I first applied for this internship in the Communications Department of RWI, I didn’t think I stood a chance. I had previously applied for an internship with RWI at the beginning of the year, and the fact that so … Continue reading » “Writing On the Issues That Need to Be Spoken About the Most”
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My Meeting with a Former ISIL Sex Slave
Nadia Murad was held captive by ISIL. Her family murdered. Her home taken. She was enslaved. After a failed attempt to escape, which led to her being raped by militants until she passed out, she was finally successful.
Murad recently … Continue reading » “My Meeting with a Former ISIL Sex Slave”
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What Do Human Rights Mean to You?
What do human rights mean to you? Unfortunately, far too many people see human rights as some far off ideas discussed at the UN — words that have no meaning and no impact on their lives.
I could give a … Continue reading » “What Do Human Rights Mean to You?”
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Learning From the Torture Memos
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Around the world, human rights lawyers and activists know about the “Torture Memos” – a series of memos prepared from 2001 to 2007 by lawyers for the US Office of Legal Counsel advising the US … Continue reading » “Learning From the Torture Memos”
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What Now for Myanmar?
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It has been slightly more than a month since the landmark parliamentary elections were held in Myanmar. In this personal dispatch, Sue Anne Teo, RWI’s programme officer in Myanmar, shares some thoughts about the situation … Continue reading » “What Now for Myanmar?”
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“History Tells Us These Lessons Must be Learned Again and Again”
Photo caption: The main gate at Falstad shortly after Liberation. Above the gate it still says “Strafgefangenenlager”, but “SS” has been removed. The rail track passes through the gate. Credit: The Falstad Centre. Schrøder: 1945
At the end of … Continue reading » ““History Tells Us These Lessons Must be Learned Again and Again””
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RWI’s programme officer in Amman, Jordan, Eman Siam, has been busy as of late. She has created a photo slideshow to give a taste of what the Institute’s work in the Middle East and North Africa looks and feels like.… Continue reading » “A Few Weeks in the Life of Our Programme in the Middle East and North Africa”
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How We Work with Judicial Institutes in the MENA Region
My name is Eman Siam. I’m a programme officer for the Raoul Wallenberg Institute in Amman, Jordan.
I am relatively new to the world of RWI. This is my sixth month working in the regional office of Amman. And you … Continue reading » “How We Work with Judicial Institutes in the MENA Region”
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My name is Emily Pijanowski and I am a summer intern at RWI from Suffolk University Law School.The prospect of beginning a new internship or job will naturally engender feelings of uncertainty. You wonder what the people will be like, … Continue reading » ““I’ve Been Able To Explore Substantive Thematic Areas of Human Rights””
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