I had been to Phnom Penh many times before, but it was something different with the city when I saw it through the thin clouds flying in exactly two years ago (27 May 2013). I noticed so many more details. … Continue reading » “When We Established a Presence in Cambodia”
Kristin Dadey from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), recently visited the Institute’s office in Cambodia for a “Human Rights Lunch” with eight female scholarship holders.
During the informal session, Dadey discussed the link between human rights and migration. A … Continue reading » “Human Rights and Migration at the Cambodia Office”
Students for the second batch of the Master Programme in International Human Rights Law at Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia (PUC) received their scholarship certificates at a ceremony on Monday.
RWI and PUC provided 17 scholarships to committed students who have … Continue reading » “17 Cambodian students receive scholarships”
Last week in Cambodia, court clerks from courts in the capital and neighbouring provinces met for an entire week to learn about human rights and fair trial rights. Issues such as discrimination and how to deal with people coming to … Continue reading » “Cambodian court clerks take unique human rights training”
Building on the success from last year, a new batch of students will be admitted to the unique Master Programme in International Human Rights at Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia (PUC).
The University, together with the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, launched the … Continue reading » “Human rights Master’s programme in Cambodia open for application”
On 28 January the institute’s office in Cambodia was crowded with students and researchers on the occasion of the visit of Dr. Mark D. Kielsgard. Dr. Kielsgard, who is based at City University of Hong Kong where he teaches criminal … Continue reading » “The Institute’s office in Cambodia crowded with students and researchers.”
The Annual Ten December Academy in Cambodia was organised by the Institute for the second time 8-12 December 2014 in Kep, Cambodia. The purpose of the Academy is to celebrate the International Human Rights Day and to increase the knowledge … Continue reading » “Celebrating the International Human Rights Day in Cambodia”
Soy Kimsan is a teaching assistant and researcher at the Royal University for Law and Economics in Cambodia. He is currently participating in RWI’s fellowship programme where he is conducting research on fair trial rights in Cambodia.
Why are you … Continue reading » “A Cambodian perspective on human rights”
