“Without empowerment of women and girls throughout the world, we will not see economic development, growth in democracy, and innovative solutions to our world’s problems,” said Professor Bill Simmons, who teaches human rights and gender related courses at the … Continue reading » “Human Rights and Gender in China”
With support from RWI, a group of 15 researchers recently gathered in Hong Kong for an introductory training course on disability rights and equality.
The training was part of a larger project, managed by Wuhan University Public Interest and Development … Continue reading » ““Disability is Still Very Invisible in China Today””
Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Löfven visited the Beijing field office of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law on 27 March. He met with Merethe Borge MacLeod, the head of RWI’s Beijing field office, as well as … Continue reading » “Swedish Prime Minister visits RWI in China”
Today RWI has signed a cooperation agreement with Sida for a new three-year programme in China. The programme will continue to focus on capacity building in human rights for academic institutions and institutions within the administration of justice, such as … Continue reading » “New China Programme”
In China, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute cooperates with the National Prosecutor’s College in Beijing and provincial branch colleges throughout China to strengthen the human rights component as part of the professional training for prosecutors, and with Haidian District People’s Procuratorate … Continue reading » “China”
In China and in cooperation with China University of Political Science and Law, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute works to promote the establishment of a NHRI in China through raising awareness of the positive role NHRIs can play in promoting and … Continue reading » “China”
In China, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute’s partner Peking University Law School’s Research Centre for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law started China’s first human rights programme at post-graduate level in 2004, and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute continues to support the development … Continue reading » “China”
