Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) is an independent academic institution of Lund University established in 1986 after monumental humanitarian work of Raoul Wallenberg. The mission of the institute is to promote universal respect for international human rights law and international humanitarian law by means of research, academic education, and international development, and intent to be a centre of excellence meeting the highest international standards in all its fields of operation, contributing to the development of societies based on a human rights culture.

In addition to research and academic education programmes, RWI has provided development programme for institutions in developing countries, including Asia Pacific Forum, mainly with the support of Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).

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