The RWI Nairobi Office was established in 2002, although RWI has worked in Kenya and other countries in the region since the early 1990s. The office is currently responsible for the management of the Institute’s bilateral cooperation programmes in Kenya … Continue reading » “Regional Office in Nairobi”
Three librarians from Zimbabwe made a study visit recently to the Raoul Wallenberg Institute as part of the Institute’s Zimbabwe Human Rights Capacity Development Programme 2016-2018.
“The overall aim of the study visit and training was to show and … Continue reading » “Expanding the Role of Libraries in Zimbabwe”
Photo credits: Cultural Diplomacy Highlights 2013
Ms. Meskerem Geset Techane, a human rights expert from Ethiopia, is coming to the RWI on Thursday to discuss how human rights monitoring can be improved with the help of national institutions.
The Raoul … Continue reading » “Public Lecture: How National Human Rights Institutions Can Do More”
Photo Credits: Baynham Goredema’s Flickr: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
Two representatives from the Raoul Wallenberg Institute just returned from a trip in Zimbabwe to meet with partners and plan the next step of the Institute’s new Zimbabwe Human Rights … Continue reading » “Towards Enhanced Enjoyment of Constitutional Rights in Zimbabwe”
The city of Malmö, Sweden is hosting a day-long event today to commemorate the UN’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The event, featuring panel discussions, speeches, and films, is taking place in the city’s new Malmö … Continue reading » “Commemorating the Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination”
21-25 October, the Institute conducted a review and planning meeting in Lund together with staff from academic partner institutions of the Institute in Sub-Saharan Africa. The planning and review meeting formed part of the mid-term review that is currently being … Continue reading » “Review and planning meeting”
The agreement is for five years, entering into force on 1 January 2013, and provides the general conditions for the cooperation between Sida and the Institute in relation to Sida-supported international programmes of the Institute.
The signing of the new … Continue reading » “New agreement with Sida”
Helena has a Master Degree in Political Science with focus on Human Rights, Peace and Democracy from Lund University. She has worked with development, human rights and in the humanitarian field since 2001, for Swedish Embassies/Sida and UNHCR in Central … Continue reading » “Helena Olsson”
