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RWI combines multidisciplinary research with education, training, support, and outreach to contribute to a wider understanding of, and respect for, #humanrights and international humanitarian law #IHL. Learn more at www.rwi.lu.se.
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🌍We're excited to join the #Bluesky community as we usher in 2025 ✨🕊️ We are the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of #HumanRights and #InternationalHumanitarianLaw #IHL. Our experts, staff, and partners are also found in our Starter Pack. Let's connect! #RWIOnBluesky #Turquoisesky
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⚖️ The EU Commissioner Hadja Lahbib's delivered the 2025 Anna Lindh Lecture to a full auditorium at Lund University’s Aula on: “Strengthening Compliance with International Humanitarian Law in a Fragmented World.”
👉 Read more about her visit: buff.ly/FN7NOcC
🎧 Listen to the lecture: buff.ly/hmdhZYl
👉 Read more about her visit: buff.ly/FN7NOcC
🎧 Listen to the lecture: buff.ly/hmdhZYl
European Commissioner Hadja Lahbib Delivers 2025 Anna Lindh Lecture in Lund, Calling for Renewed Leadership to Protect International Humanitarian Law - The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
By: Cornelia Walles and Clémence Vélon-Bazzana, Communications Associates The 2025 Anna Lindh Lecture, delivered by Hadja Lahbib, European Commissioner for Equality; Preparedness and Crisis…
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November 19, 2025 at 10:26 AM
⚖️ The EU Commissioner Hadja Lahbib's delivered the 2025 Anna Lindh Lecture to a full auditorium at Lund University’s Aula on: “Strengthening Compliance with International Humanitarian Law in a Fragmented World.”
👉 Read more about her visit: buff.ly/FN7NOcC
🎧 Listen to the lecture: buff.ly/hmdhZYl
👉 Read more about her visit: buff.ly/FN7NOcC
🎧 Listen to the lecture: buff.ly/hmdhZYl
📢 RWI and Mannheimer Swartling join forces to strengthen #IHL. We're pleased to anounce a new strategic partnership with one of the top Nordic business law firms Mannheimer Swartling, who will provide pro bono legal advisory services in support of #ICMD. 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/s0iI0Uh
November 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
📢 RWI and Mannheimer Swartling join forces to strengthen #IHL. We're pleased to anounce a new strategic partnership with one of the top Nordic business law firms Mannheimer Swartling, who will provide pro bono legal advisory services in support of #ICMD. 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/s0iI0Uh
🌎 RWI is heading to #COP30 in Brazil
RWI will bring our knowledge, experiences, and policy recommendations at the intersection between human rights and the environment.
Connect with us in Belém! And follow us here for more updates throughout COP30.
RWI will bring our knowledge, experiences, and policy recommendations at the intersection between human rights and the environment.
Connect with us in Belém! And follow us here for more updates throughout COP30.
November 7, 2025 at 8:02 AM
🌎 RWI is heading to #COP30 in Brazil
RWI will bring our knowledge, experiences, and policy recommendations at the intersection between human rights and the environment.
Connect with us in Belém! And follow us here for more updates throughout COP30.
RWI will bring our knowledge, experiences, and policy recommendations at the intersection between human rights and the environment.
Connect with us in Belém! And follow us here for more updates throughout COP30.
RWI recently hosted a training programme in Lund for 27 participants from Lviv, Ukraine, as part of the EUcation – Urban Governance for Human Rights and EU Integration project.
👉 Read more the Lund visit here: rwi.lu.se/news/eucatio...
👉 Read more the Lund visit here: rwi.lu.se/news/eucatio...
November 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
RWI recently hosted a training programme in Lund for 27 participants from Lviv, Ukraine, as part of the EUcation – Urban Governance for Human Rights and EU Integration project.
👉 Read more the Lund visit here: rwi.lu.se/news/eucatio...
👉 Read more the Lund visit here: rwi.lu.se/news/eucatio...
Sweden's Minister of Upper Secondary Education, Higher Education and Research Lotta Edholm visited our headquarters in Lund, highlighting the importance of research and education in advancing human rights.
🔗 Read more: buff.ly/eQKPX9D
🔗 Our Human Rights Library: buff.ly/K1JLq0c
🔗 Read more: buff.ly/eQKPX9D
🔗 Our Human Rights Library: buff.ly/K1JLq0c
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Sweden's Minister of Upper Secondary Education, Higher Education and Research Lotta Edholm visited our headquarters in Lund, highlighting the importance of research and education in advancing human rights.
🔗 Read more: buff.ly/eQKPX9D
🔗 Our Human Rights Library: buff.ly/K1JLq0c
🔗 Read more: buff.ly/eQKPX9D
🔗 Our Human Rights Library: buff.ly/K1JLq0c
The Government of Colombia has officially expressed its support for the International Humanitarian Law Compliance Monitoring Database initiative, recognizing its value in strengthening compliance, accountability, and cooperation under international humanitarian law.
Read more ➜ buff.ly/vMUCl2A
Read more ➜ buff.ly/vMUCl2A
November 4, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The Government of Colombia has officially expressed its support for the International Humanitarian Law Compliance Monitoring Database initiative, recognizing its value in strengthening compliance, accountability, and cooperation under international humanitarian law.
Read more ➜ buff.ly/vMUCl2A
Read more ➜ buff.ly/vMUCl2A
📢🌍We’re delighted to announce that Formas, a Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development has awarded funding for a three-year research project led by Dr. Matthew Scott, Thematic Lead on Human Rights and the Environment at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute. Read more 👉 buff.ly/TMpioEi
November 4, 2025 at 8:02 AM
📢🌍We’re delighted to announce that Formas, a Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development has awarded funding for a three-year research project led by Dr. Matthew Scott, Thematic Lead on Human Rights and the Environment at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute. Read more 👉 buff.ly/TMpioEi
RWI recently had a second workshop for the ACT (Addressing Corruption Together) project, in collaboration with Ukrainian Bar Association and Action for Justice (Moldova). The workshop was held in Vilnius, Lithuania and gathered legal practitioners from Ukraine & Moldova. More info:
Anti-Corruption Workshops in Lithuania Equip Legal Practitioners from Ukraine and Moldova - The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
In October 2025, RWI had a second workshop for the ACT (Addressing Corruption Together) project, in collaboration with Ukrainian Bar
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October 30, 2025 at 10:51 AM
RWI recently had a second workshop for the ACT (Addressing Corruption Together) project, in collaboration with Ukrainian Bar Association and Action for Justice (Moldova). The workshop was held in Vilnius, Lithuania and gathered legal practitioners from Ukraine & Moldova. More info:
Maryam Safi, RWI Afghanistan Research Fellow, was recently invited to speak on The Breakfast Show on Voice of Islam Radio. She discussed the topic “Nobody Comes for Us: Afghan Women Trapped in a Broken Mental Health System” from a human rights perspective.
👉 Full article: rwi.lu.se/blog/the-tal...
👉 Full article: rwi.lu.se/blog/the-tal...
October 30, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Maryam Safi, RWI Afghanistan Research Fellow, was recently invited to speak on The Breakfast Show on Voice of Islam Radio. She discussed the topic “Nobody Comes for Us: Afghan Women Trapped in a Broken Mental Health System” from a human rights perspective.
👉 Full article: rwi.lu.se/blog/the-tal...
👉 Full article: rwi.lu.se/blog/the-tal...
🌿 How can we use law, policy, and transnational advocacy against global ecological destruction?
📅 Date: November 27
⏱️ Time: 16.30-18.00 CET UTC+1
📍 Location: Online (Zoom) and Ostrom in LUCSUS, Biskopsgatan 5, 223 62 Lund.
Register here: forms.gle/YCRz5w9qDYC3...
📅 Date: November 27
⏱️ Time: 16.30-18.00 CET UTC+1
📍 Location: Online (Zoom) and Ostrom in LUCSUS, Biskopsgatan 5, 223 62 Lund.
Register here: forms.gle/YCRz5w9qDYC3...
October 29, 2025 at 7:59 AM
🌿 How can we use law, policy, and transnational advocacy against global ecological destruction?
📅 Date: November 27
⏱️ Time: 16.30-18.00 CET UTC+1
📍 Location: Online (Zoom) and Ostrom in LUCSUS, Biskopsgatan 5, 223 62 Lund.
Register here: forms.gle/YCRz5w9qDYC3...
📅 Date: November 27
⏱️ Time: 16.30-18.00 CET UTC+1
📍 Location: Online (Zoom) and Ostrom in LUCSUS, Biskopsgatan 5, 223 62 Lund.
Register here: forms.gle/YCRz5w9qDYC3...
RWI is a proud partner of the Council of Europe's biennial #RaoulWallenbergPrize 🏆, recognising extraordinary people, groups or organisations for outstanding #humanitarian work and #humanrights advocacy. ⏰ Nominations close Friday, 31 Oct. More info:
Human rights: Extraordinary people deserve an extraordinary prize – the Raoul Wallenberg Prize - Portal - www.coe.int
Secretary General Strasbourg 22 July 2025
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October 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
RWI is a proud partner of the Council of Europe's biennial #RaoulWallenbergPrize 🏆, recognising extraordinary people, groups or organisations for outstanding #humanitarian work and #humanrights advocacy. ⏰ Nominations close Friday, 31 Oct. More info:
🌍 The 2025 Midlands State University Law Review (MSULR) Special Issue is out, compilling eight research papers that address the triple planetary crisis within the Zimbabwean context.
Read more: rwi.lu.se/news/2025-mi...
Learn more about the Zimbabwe Programme: rwi.lu.se/zimbabwe-pro...
Read more: rwi.lu.se/news/2025-mi...
Learn more about the Zimbabwe Programme: rwi.lu.se/zimbabwe-pro...
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
🌍 The 2025 Midlands State University Law Review (MSULR) Special Issue is out, compilling eight research papers that address the triple planetary crisis within the Zimbabwean context.
Read more: rwi.lu.se/news/2025-mi...
Learn more about the Zimbabwe Programme: rwi.lu.se/zimbabwe-pro...
Read more: rwi.lu.se/news/2025-mi...
Learn more about the Zimbabwe Programme: rwi.lu.se/zimbabwe-pro...
⚖️ The Raoul Wallenberg Institute Harare Office, in collaboration with the National Prosecuting Authority and supported by the Embassy of Sweden in Zimbabwe, hosted a workshop on Fair Trial Rights, with 22 public prosecutors from across Zimbabwe.
Read more: rwi.lu.se/news/worksho...
Read more: rwi.lu.se/news/worksho...
October 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
⚖️ The Raoul Wallenberg Institute Harare Office, in collaboration with the National Prosecuting Authority and supported by the Embassy of Sweden in Zimbabwe, hosted a workshop on Fair Trial Rights, with 22 public prosecutors from across Zimbabwe.
Read more: rwi.lu.se/news/worksho...
Read more: rwi.lu.se/news/worksho...
#Opportunity #Consultancy
RWI is pleased to announce a Call for Applications for Legal Experts/Fellows to be placed at the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) in Arusha, Tanzania.
📌 Last day to apply: 29 October
👉 Learn more and apply here: buff.ly/KFPkZUJ
RWI is pleased to announce a Call for Applications for Legal Experts/Fellows to be placed at the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) in Arusha, Tanzania.
📌 Last day to apply: 29 October
👉 Learn more and apply here: buff.ly/KFPkZUJ
October 21, 2025 at 9:37 AM
#Opportunity #Consultancy
RWI is pleased to announce a Call for Applications for Legal Experts/Fellows to be placed at the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) in Arusha, Tanzania.
📌 Last day to apply: 29 October
👉 Learn more and apply here: buff.ly/KFPkZUJ
RWI is pleased to announce a Call for Applications for Legal Experts/Fellows to be placed at the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) in Arusha, Tanzania.
📌 Last day to apply: 29 October
👉 Learn more and apply here: buff.ly/KFPkZUJ
As part of the Regional Asia Pacific Programme (RAPP 2), the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, in collaboration with Asia Pacific Forum and South Asian University, delivered a blended learning course combining foundational climate knowledge with rights-based approaches to mobility.
October 17, 2025 at 11:04 AM
As part of the Regional Asia Pacific Programme (RAPP 2), the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, in collaboration with Asia Pacific Forum and South Asian University, delivered a blended learning course combining foundational climate knowledge with rights-based approaches to mobility.
✨ We are honoured to welcome European Commissioner Hadja Lahbib to Lund on 13th November as this year's speaker for our annual Anna Lindh Lecture: “Strengthening Compliance with International Humanitarian Law in a Fragmented World.” ⚖️
More details ➜ lnkd.in/dCvtK-Vz
More details ➜ lnkd.in/dCvtK-Vz
October 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
✨ We are honoured to welcome European Commissioner Hadja Lahbib to Lund on 13th November as this year's speaker for our annual Anna Lindh Lecture: “Strengthening Compliance with International Humanitarian Law in a Fragmented World.” ⚖️
More details ➜ lnkd.in/dCvtK-Vz
More details ➜ lnkd.in/dCvtK-Vz
🎙️New Podcast Episode with Laura Milne - Country Director at the Yerevan Office, and Matthew Scott - Leader of the Human Rights and the Environment Thematic Area. This episode is part of the Rights-Based Climate Adaptation in Armenia and Georgia initiative.
🎧 Listen: soundcloud.com/onhumanright...
🎧 Listen: soundcloud.com/onhumanright...
October 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🎙️New Podcast Episode with Laura Milne - Country Director at the Yerevan Office, and Matthew Scott - Leader of the Human Rights and the Environment Thematic Area. This episode is part of the Rights-Based Climate Adaptation in Armenia and Georgia initiative.
🎧 Listen: soundcloud.com/onhumanright...
🎧 Listen: soundcloud.com/onhumanright...
🎙 In this episode, our guest is Arpine Matevosyan, a passionate human rights advocate whose work sits at the intersection of law, technology, and social justice.
Available now 👉 on.soundcloud.com/jeevHTKuZ9vV...
Available now 👉 on.soundcloud.com/jeevHTKuZ9vV...
October 14, 2025 at 8:35 AM
🎙 In this episode, our guest is Arpine Matevosyan, a passionate human rights advocate whose work sits at the intersection of law, technology, and social justice.
Available now 👉 on.soundcloud.com/jeevHTKuZ9vV...
Available now 👉 on.soundcloud.com/jeevHTKuZ9vV...
RWI in dialogue with partner institutions from Thailand
Last week RWI welcomed distinguished representatives from Mahidol University and Thailand’s National Human Rights Commission to discuss their work on developing Human Rights Cities in Thailand.
Last week RWI welcomed distinguished representatives from Mahidol University and Thailand’s National Human Rights Commission to discuss their work on developing Human Rights Cities in Thailand.
October 14, 2025 at 7:08 AM
RWI in dialogue with partner institutions from Thailand
Last week RWI welcomed distinguished representatives from Mahidol University and Thailand’s National Human Rights Commission to discuss their work on developing Human Rights Cities in Thailand.
Last week RWI welcomed distinguished representatives from Mahidol University and Thailand’s National Human Rights Commission to discuss their work on developing Human Rights Cities in Thailand.
RWI Harare Office in collaboration with Africa University, Great Zimbabwe University, Midlands State University, University of Zimbabwe & Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University, convened a Symposium to discuss sustainability in clinical legal education programmes.
👉 Article: rwi.lu.se/news/symposi...
👉 Article: rwi.lu.se/news/symposi...
October 14, 2025 at 6:36 AM
RWI Harare Office in collaboration with Africa University, Great Zimbabwe University, Midlands State University, University of Zimbabwe & Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University, convened a Symposium to discuss sustainability in clinical legal education programmes.
👉 Article: rwi.lu.se/news/symposi...
👉 Article: rwi.lu.se/news/symposi...
"Supporting RWI means strengthening Sweden's voice in global conversations about the principles of the rule of law, justice and humanitarian values." Read RWI Executive Director Peter Lundberg's op-ed in the newspaper Sydsvenskan today 👉 www.sydsvenskan.se/opinion/aktu...
”Regeringen måste visa att mänskliga rättigheter och humanitär rätt är mer än historiska principer.”
Att stödja Raoul Wallenberginstitutet innebär att stärka Sveriges röst i globala samtal kring rättsstatens principer,…
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October 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
"Supporting RWI means strengthening Sweden's voice in global conversations about the principles of the rule of law, justice and humanitarian values." Read RWI Executive Director Peter Lundberg's op-ed in the newspaper Sydsvenskan today 👉 www.sydsvenskan.se/opinion/aktu...
From 7–10 October RWI Harare and the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service conducted a Training of Trainers on the Mandela Rules & the Bangkok Rules and equiped 20 ZPCS trainers to integrate international prison standards into internal training for recruits & staff.
Read more lnkd.in/dDCbCwZV
Read more lnkd.in/dDCbCwZV
October 10, 2025 at 6:41 AM
From 7–10 October RWI Harare and the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service conducted a Training of Trainers on the Mandela Rules & the Bangkok Rules and equiped 20 ZPCS trainers to integrate international prison standards into internal training for recruits & staff.
Read more lnkd.in/dDCbCwZV
Read more lnkd.in/dDCbCwZV
In this episode, Narin Gasparyan, a human rights lawyer, academic, and PhD researcher, shares insights from her work on the restitution of property rights for victims of armed conflicts in Europe.
Available now 👉 on.soundcloud.com/NsW9tLv9xMFE...
Available now 👉 on.soundcloud.com/NsW9tLv9xMFE...
October 8, 2025 at 9:39 AM
In this episode, Narin Gasparyan, a human rights lawyer, academic, and PhD researcher, shares insights from her work on the restitution of property rights for victims of armed conflicts in Europe.
Available now 👉 on.soundcloud.com/NsW9tLv9xMFE...
Available now 👉 on.soundcloud.com/NsW9tLv9xMFE...
RWI welcomes two new members to its Board of Trustees:
🔷 Helena Dandenell
🔷 Torbjorn Pettersson
They join a strong group of returning board members: Elisabet Fura | Robert Hårdh | Mark Klamberg | Christer Thordson | Matthew Scott (Staff representative)
📰 Read more: rwi.lu.se/news/new-boa...
🔷 Helena Dandenell
🔷 Torbjorn Pettersson
They join a strong group of returning board members: Elisabet Fura | Robert Hårdh | Mark Klamberg | Christer Thordson | Matthew Scott (Staff representative)
📰 Read more: rwi.lu.se/news/new-boa...
October 8, 2025 at 8:11 AM
RWI welcomes two new members to its Board of Trustees:
🔷 Helena Dandenell
🔷 Torbjorn Pettersson
They join a strong group of returning board members: Elisabet Fura | Robert Hårdh | Mark Klamberg | Christer Thordson | Matthew Scott (Staff representative)
📰 Read more: rwi.lu.se/news/new-boa...
🔷 Helena Dandenell
🔷 Torbjorn Pettersson
They join a strong group of returning board members: Elisabet Fura | Robert Hårdh | Mark Klamberg | Christer Thordson | Matthew Scott (Staff representative)
📰 Read more: rwi.lu.se/news/new-boa...
We are excited to announce that at the upcoming 4th African Business & Human Rights Forum, we will host a joint session exploring how the African Continental Free Trade Area can become a driver of inclusive, equitable, and sustainable development across the continent.
🗓 8th October 2025
📍 Zambia
🗓 8th October 2025
📍 Zambia
October 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
We are excited to announce that at the upcoming 4th African Business & Human Rights Forum, we will host a joint session exploring how the African Continental Free Trade Area can become a driver of inclusive, equitable, and sustainable development across the continent.
🗓 8th October 2025
📍 Zambia
🗓 8th October 2025
📍 Zambia