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The Raoul Wallenberg Institute aims for a wider understanding of, and respect for, human rights and international humanitarian law.

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[UN Human Rights Council @UN_HRC]

"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.

#HRC58

[UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett @SR_Afghanistan]

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: https://t.co/hY2CU6Rbyb

[Markus W Gehring 🇪🇺 @mwgehring]

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

[UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett @SR_Afghanistan]

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

[UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett @SR_Afghanistan]

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👇

https://t.co/MIN1fhucmc

[Raoul Wallenberg Institute @RWallenbergInst]

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.

[UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett @SR_Afghanistan]

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

[Raoul Wallenberg Institute @RWallenbergInst]

🌍 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: https://t.co/nb9ZEXWsZT

[Raoul Wallenberg Institute @RWallenbergInst]

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: https://t.co/xHWk6GmW79

[Raoul Wallenberg Institute @RWallenbergInst]

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! https://t.co/NS7rbVzKPe

Biblioteket: https://t.co/kjE2agF9w2

[UN News @UN_News_Centre]

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

https://t.co/VcUdQY4Sol

[UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett @SR_Afghanistan]

📢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👇

https://t.co/BAhwprmmOO

[Raoul Wallenberg Institute @RWallenbergInst]

ICMD: A new tool to end impunity for those who violate the rules of war https://t.co/37S1LFRbLq via @AJEnglish

[Raoul Wallenberg Institute @RWallenbergInst]

This week sees the second 2024 session of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions Sub-Committee on Accreditation, in Geneva.
https://t.co/vrm5qkin1j

[Raoul Wallenberg Institute @RWallenbergInst]

📢 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: https://t.co/a0coCibwUG

[Raoul Wallenberg Institute @RWallenbergInst]

🟢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.

[Raoul Wallenberg Institute @RWallenbergInst]

📢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.

[Raoul Wallenberg Institute @RWallenbergInst]

🟠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: https://t.co/87rHOqledV

[UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett @SR_Afghanistan]

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 👉 https://t.co/53aodPgg5f

[Raoul Wallenberg Institute @RWallenbergInst]

📢 @UN_HRC has renewed the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in #Afghanistan and RWI Visiting Professor Richard Bennett for another year.

🟢We look forward to continued efforts to tackle key human rights challenges in Afghanistan.

RWI: https://t.co/kk6kGlbg5c