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RWI, Lund University, UPF Lund, and the Anna Lindh Memorial Fund (Anna Lindhs Minnesfond) are delighted to invite you to this year's Anna Lindh Memorial Lecture, featuring Christian Saunders, Commissioner General Ad Interim of @UNRWA
More details will follow!
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"The worsening human rights crisis in #Afghanistan is compounded the drastic reduction in support and assistance, including suspension and cuts to international aid," @SR_Afghanistan Richard Bennett warned the @UN Human Rights Council.
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The #Afghanistan session at #HRC58 will now start earlier than scheduled at 17:30 CET, 21:00 Afg, 11:30 NY on Thur 27 Feb and will continue on 28 Feb from 9:30 CET 13:00 Afg and 3:30 NY. I will deliver my oral statement tomorrow. Please follow it live at: webtv.un.org/en
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Climate change and human rights protections need to be researched in an integrated way and are essential elements for future generations says Dr. @CItuarteLima , Senior Researcher, @RWallenbergInst and Director @GNHRECommunity @CambridgeZero @Lauterpacht_Ctr
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On #InternationalEducationDay, we must not forget the millions of Afghan girls & women denied education. The Taliban’s ban is a grave human rights violation. Afghanistan is the only country barring girls from school. This must end. #LetAfghanGirlsLearn #RightToEducation
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Joint statement welcoming ICC Prosecutor's request for arrest warrants for Taliban leaders. Clear message that policies of #genderpersecution being enforced in #Afghanistan are not only unacceptable they may constitute international crimes @UN_SPExperts👇
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Part of the #16Days campaign to #EndGenderBasedViolence RWI Visiting Prof and #UNSR Richard Bennett @SR_Afghanistan sheds light on GBV in #Afghanistan, worsened by the Taliban’s systemic gender oppression. His message? End impunity, support survivors and dismantle discrimination.
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Gender-based violence, physical &mental, runs deep in #Afghanistan exacerbated by the Taliban’s systematic gender oppression and discrimination #16Days of Activism calls us to demand an end to impunity; support victims&survivors; dismantle systematic gender oppression #NoExcuse
🌍 Refugees face critical choices daily: stay, move, or start over.
The ReDeFi project by RWI & Lund University explores refugee decision-making in the first countries of asylum, shaping better global policies.
👉 Learn more about it: rwi.lu.se/news/refugee-decis…
This week, the @zhrc365 is in Kenya, learning from the Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ) to promote access to justice, public sector efficiencies and good governance.
Read more about the visit: shorturl.at/G7B9S
Läs @dagensnyheter artikel som lyfter det akuta behovet av ekonomiskt stöd för att rädda RWIs unika bibliotek för mänskliga rättigheter – en av Europas största samlingar inom mänskliga rättigheter och humanitär rätt! shorturl.at/spf6Z
Biblioteket: shorturl.at/WjiOF
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The international community must not forget the situation in Afghanistan amidst the crises in many other parts of the world, independent #HumanRights expert @SR_Afghanistan Richard Bennett tells us in an interview
news.un.org/en/audio/2024/10…
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📢Today at noon New York time (8:30PM Kabul time) I will present my latest report on human rights in #Afghanistan to #UNGA79 #ThirdCommittee.
You can watch it live here👇
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ICMD: A new tool to end impunity for those who violate the rules of war aje.io/80lhbf via @AJEnglish
This week sees the second 2024 session of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions Sub-Committee on Accreditation, in Geneva.
rwi.lu.se/news/nhris-in-the-…
📢 RWI Armenia & HRDO held a 2-day workshop to improve NPM checklists for inspecting penitentiary institutions. These updates will enhance #HumanRights protections!
Discussions continued on a new staff handbook to guide HRDO’s work.
📄More details: rwi.lu.se/news/human-rights-…
🟢RWI Visiting Professor & UNSR Richard Bennett @SR_Afghanistan participated in the 'Dialogue, Truth, and Reconciliation as Means to Sustaining Peace: @g7plus Experiences' at #GenevaPeaceWeek 2024, highlighting the importance of context-specific peacebuilding and reconciliation.
📢From Sept 26-27, RWI & Yerevan State University held a Human Rights Pedagogy Workshop to enhance teaching practices in #HumanRights education.
🟢With a focus on innovative methods, inclusion, and interactive learning, the event empowered educators to shape future defenders.
🟠Justice for #Afghanistan’s decades of #humanrights violations is crucial as abuses persist under Taliban rule.
🔗Read RWI's recent strategic study on Human Rights Violations and International Humanitarian Law: bit.ly/3Xl4q7f
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Grateful to #HRC57
@UN_HRC for adopting the #Afghanistan resolution without vote. I will independently & impartially carry out the strengthened mandate, engage to make a difference for Afghans, and document & report on violations See new resolution here 👉 undocs.org/A/HRC/57/L.24
#HRC57 | Draft resolution A/HRC/57/L.24 on the situation of human rights in #Afghanistan was ADOPTED without a vote.