Spridningen av pornografi har exploderat de senaste tjugo åren samtidigt som pornografin innehåller allt mer våld. Runt om i världen växer en rörelse för att begränsa spridningen av pornografi och stoppa porrkulturen.
Numera vet vi också att det finns en stark koppling mellan pornografi och prostitution som det sällan talas om. Enligt olika studier är män som tittar på porr statistiskt mer benägna att köpa sex. Det finns också en annan koppling mellan pornografi och prostitution och det är att den som börjar arbeta inom porrindustrin förr eller senare hamnar i prostitution.

Human rights activists try to influence local polotics for a asustainable development. Representatives from Cooperation and Development Network who works in Eastern Europe share their methods and work. 

The global number of displaced persons are currently historically high. The capacity to provide refugee protection in conformity with international human rights standards is being tested not just in Sweden and Europe, but even more so in countries in the region of origin, which continue to host the vast majority of the world’s refugees. At the same time, many developed countries are ducking their responsibilities. Draconian immigration policies are put in place and borders re-erected both within and around Europe. Based on current research conducted at Lund University and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute this panel discusses what could and should be done to improve refugee protection, locally, nationally, regionally and globally.

The joint Palestinian Israeli organization Parents Circle Families Forum has shown that reconciliation between individuals and nations is possible.

The last years the situation regarding human rights and political space for civil society has continuously worsened in Cambodia and several restrictive laws have been approved. A guest from the organisation LICADHO will present the situation, with a freedom of expression and assembly focus.

Women are exposed to various forms of violence during conflict and transitions. Apart from murder, torture and rape, gender violence and internal displacement increase for instance. In Burma and Colombia women's redress is caught between conflict and transition. How can women's rights be ensured?

The world experiences an increase in torture crimes and many affected seek safety in countries like Sweden. Join this dialogue on what torture victims go through, the impact on their lives and how to best assist. By linking to the global context, the political implications will also be discussed.

The 2013 Zimbabwean Constitution offers great promises to both citizens and foreign nationals who live within the country's territorial borders. These promises range from an almost exhaustive list of enforceable fundamental rights, including economic, social and cultural rights, to the creation of a number of independent and state institutions supporting democracy (i.e. the Human Rights Commission, the Gender Commission and the Anti-corruption Commission). However, amid these promises lie challenges. The people's enjoyment of the promises of the Declaration of Rights will mainly depend on multiple factors, including the presence of a vibrant civil society, empowered citizenry and an accountable government that is politically willing to translate the promises into reality. In this panel, Zimbabwean academics and professionals, with a moderator from the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, will discuss the promises, challenges and opportunities in this regard.

Youth, feminist, disability and LGBTIQ activists discuss their human rights work; the insecurity and precarity they face in their community; and what practices they employ at the crossroads of global and national agendas, particularly in a traditionalist and neoliberal context.

Centrum för Sociala Rättigheter (The Center for Social Rights) will host a lecture that will build on the organizations experiences of working with the law as a tool to support vulnerable groups in society and their claim for their rights.

A lecture on what Extremist Radicalization can be from a practical point of wiew including understanding psychological components in order to have a closer look at the human factors. What is radicalization beyond the etiquetts of political and religious extremism and how can we addres root causes and undertake early intervention? 
The seminar will be held in English and Swedish

A discussion about raising awareness on violence against Dalit women, the demand for equal rights and the abolition of the caste system.

Doing empirical human rights research may involve intervening in the lives of others, and the consequences are not always predictable. What if your research put others at risk or raise hopes that you can't meet? What is your role and your responsibilities when that happens?

Climate change has substantial negative impacts on the possibility of realizing basic human rights in many parts of the world. It gives raise to issues of justice both on the local, national and global level. This seminar highlights these issues and how they can be handled.

Professor Cynthia Enloe, American professor of Political Science at Clark University, has done research about militarism from a feminist perspective for about 50 years. Why is such a perspective important and which measures are important to take in order to break militaristic structures?

  Välkommen till ett seminarium om hur sociala medier och digitala verktyg används för att utkräva ansvar av dem som har makt och ansvar för att mänskliga rättigheter respekteras, skyddas och tillgodoses.

In Sweden and Europe, there is an ongoing discussion about the so called refugee crisis, referring to the large number of people seeking refuge from war and persecution in Europe. But the real desolation affects those who flee and who are forced out on a life threatening voyage on the Mediterranean Sea. This seminar seeks to present the effects and human consequences of Europe’s border control and present suggestions for a solution.

The state has a responsibility to protect against violations of human rights by private actors. Does Sweden's responsibility cover acts of Swedish companies abroad, and would such responsibility include economic and social rights, like the right to water and food or human rights in the workplace?

A seminar on recent developments concerning the role and responsibilities companies, in particular the extract industries, for human rights violations committed in order to pave the way for the extraction. The seminar will also discuss what obligations a state has to control the extraterritorial conduct of companies and ultimately compensate victims.