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The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law is an independent academic institution. The Institute is named after Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat, in order to honour his work in the cause of humanity.
The mission of the Institute is to promote universal respect for human rights and humanitarian law by means of research, academic education, dissemination and institutional development. The vision of the Institute is to be a centre of excellence in all fields of operation, contributing to the development of societies based on a human rights culture. Our core values are respect, integrity, inclusiveness and inspiration.
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Internship: RWI is seeking an intern to assist the National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI) Unit on NHRI capacity development projects, related NHRIs initiatives, and on the development and implementation of the Unit’s Operative Plan. Read more |
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Vacancy: RWI is currently seeking candidates immediately for a position as Programme Officer, based in Lund, Sweden, working with the component on support to academic institutions forming part of the Institute's regional human rights capacity development programme in Asia. The position is temporary for one year covering the current programme officer’s maternity leave, and is expected to start in mid-March. Read more
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New publication: The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights – Foundations and Implementation, R. Mares (ed.), Martinus Nijhoff Publishers (2012). Read more
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Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI) has awarded Christiane Bossé the 2011/2012 National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) Research Grant. The grant will allow Ms. Bossé to further her master studies research related to the role of NHRI’s in “Prevention and Response to Armed Conflicts”, with particular reference to the case of the Defensoría del Pueblo in Colombia. Congratulations Ms. Christiane Bossé!
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Call for applications: Grant for Human Rights Research Project within the programme Building Human Rights Knowledge and Resources in the Middle East and North Africa 2012. Read More
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The Anna Lindh Lecture 2011: Protection of Human Rights in Situations of Crises: A Defender's Perspective by Ms. Hina Jilani Read speech |
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Within the context of its Turkey Human Rights Capacity Development Programme, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) announces scholarships for the Master’s Programme in International Human Rights Law at Lund University. Read more |
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UNICEF Sweden releases a report on the status of the CRC (UN Convention on the Rights of the Child) in Sweden. The report is a collaboration between RWI and UNICEF Sweden, analysing the status of the Convention in Swedish law and the pros and cons of making the CRC Swedish law. Read the report (in Swedish) |
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Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson gave a public lecture at the Raoul Wallenberg Insitute on October 13. Read more |
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Page updated: Thursday January 26 2012
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Raoul Wallenberg Institute
Stora Gråbrödersg. 17 B
P.O. Box 1155
SE-221 05 Lund, Sweden
Phone: +46 46 222 12 00
Fax: +46 46 222 12 22
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