Professor Ove Bring has been a member of RWI’s Board of Trustees since 2008. We recently met with him to talk about soft diplomacy, international politics, and the challenges of working with human rights – both on a personal and … Continue reading » “How to Bring About Change”
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Human Rights and South African Oranges
Lena Hjelm-Wallén has over 20 years of experience working in the Swedish government. A member of the Social Democratic party, she has held several cabinet posts, including as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 1998.
Now she’s a member … Continue reading » “Human Rights and South African Oranges”
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Refugees in Europe: A Crisis of Numbers, Solidarity or Borders?
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Just in the past several months, hundreds of thousands of migrants fleeing from war have risked everything for a chance to take refuge in the EU. The humanitarian crisis unfolding here has caught EU leaders unprepared … Continue reading » “Refugees in Europe: A Crisis of Numbers, Solidarity or Borders?”
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Lund Collectively Stands Up For Refugees
Hundreds gathered in the center of Lund on Monday to stand up for refugees. They were calling for a more humane refugee policy.
“People on the move are dying in the Mediterranean, and there are many who want to show … Continue reading » “Lund Collectively Stands Up For Refugees”
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More Focus Needed on the Victims of Trafficking
The EU Anti-trafficking Coordinator says the EU has laws and policy to tackle human trafficking and severe labour exploitation, but no implementation yet.
Myria Vassiliadou, the EU Anti-trafficking Coordinator, was one of four experts on Tuesday night who participated in … Continue reading » “More Focus Needed on the Victims of Trafficking”
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Lund University Hosting High Level Roundtable Meeting and Public Debate on Human Trafficking
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A high level roundtable meeting and an open panel debate to discuss the challenges of human trafficking and severe exploitation on the labour market will take place at Lund University on 1 September 2015. The open … Continue reading » “Lund University Hosting High Level Roundtable Meeting and Public Debate on Human Trafficking”
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Belarusian Students in Lund to Study Human Rights
(Swedish press release to follow)
Twenty-five Belarusian students are at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute in Lund over the next two weeks for a summer course introduction to International human rights law.
“We are one of the few actors that have … Continue reading » “Belarusian Students in Lund to Study Human Rights”
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From a Cambodian Village to Lund to Study Human Rights
Rathana Ken is about to leave her farming village in the eastern part of Cambodia to travel to Lund, Sweden to study in the Master’s Programme in International Human Rights Law.
Rathana has received a scholarship from the Camodian programme … Continue reading » “From a Cambodian Village to Lund to Study Human Rights”
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RWI will offer an Intensive Training Programme on Human Rights. The course is primarily targeted at professionals who work with human rights in practice but who are in need of additional human rights education and training. The participants will be … Continue reading » “Intensive Training Programme in Human Rights”
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