RWI Jakarta

🌿 Your Right to Breathe, Drink, and Live — Free from Plastic.

This year’s focuses on ending plastic pollution — a challenge with deep human rights implications.

At the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, we work to advance the understanding that a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment is essential to the full enjoyment of human rights.

Through our research, partnerships, and capacity-building across Asia and beyond, we support efforts to strengthen environmental governance and promote justice for communities most affected by environmental harm.

🌙✨ Eid Mubarak from RWI! ✨🌙

As the month of Ramadan comes to a close, we celebrate the spirit of reflection, gratitude, and togetherness that Eid al-Fitr brings. May this joyous occasion fill your hearts with peace, kindness, and hope for a brighter future for all.

Wishing you and your loved ones a blessed and joyful Eid! 🤍🌍

Equality cannot wait; it’s time to ! 🚀💜

Through the RWI Afghanistan Programme, Afghan female scholars are pursuing postgraduate studies in Indonesia, breaking barriers and creating pathways for future generations.

But their journey isn’t just their own. It’s supported by families and entire communities who believe in the power of education. As one student’s brother shared, ‘We are very grateful that our sister was selected for this scholarship, because we understand the value of knowledge.’

Real change happens when everyone—women, men, families, and communities—stand together to push for progress. A world where every woman’s right to learn is valued and defended is possible when we work collectively, to ensure no one is left behind.

Let’s keep moving forward, together! 💜

🌏 Environmental Justice for All! 🌱

Environmental degradation isn’t just an ecological crisis—it’s a human rights crisis. Women, Indigenous peoples, and low-income communities are hit the hardest, yet their voices remain unheard.

At , RWI emphasized the need for an inclusive ASEAN Environmental Rights Declaration that:

✔ Protects marginalized communities from environmental harm
✔ Ensures transparency & accountability in environmental governance
✔ Bridges policy gaps on gender, human rights & sustainability
✔ Strengthens regional cooperation for climate action & disaster response

🌿 The ASEAN Environmental Rights Declaration is a key opportunity to set a regional standard for environmental justice. But for it to be meaningful, it must center the voices of those most affected. ✊✨

Thank you to .youth.forum for inviting RWI to co-organize this important side event along with other esteemed regional partners.

RWI proudly launched 'Climate-Related Human Mobility in Asia and the Pacific: Interdisciplinary Rights-Based Approaches' at the 20th International Association for the Study of Forced Migration Conference (IASFM20) in Yogyakarta. 📖✨

The book discussion features case studies from Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka, emphasizing the importance of rights-based and intersectional approaches in addressing complex climate-related mobility issues. 🌍⚖️

Access the full book for free here: bit.ly/ClimMob_RBA

IASFM20 also highlighted insightful refugee-led sessions, including contributions from Afghanistan refugee communities in Indonesia—offering perspectives that resonate with RWI’s Afghanistan Women’s Scholarship initiative.

Wrapping up the year with a partner visit to Yogyakarta, Indonesia! 🎓✨

As part of our monitoring and evaluation for the Raoul Wallenberg Institute Afghan Women’s Scholarship (RWI AWS) under the RWI Afghanistan Programme, we met with the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Law, Universitas Gadjah Mada, to check on our AWS awardee who started her LLM journey last August. We also coordinated with the Head of the Master of Law Program at the Faculty of Law, Universitas Islam Indonesia, to plan for the arrival of 19 new AWS awardees beginning their studies in early 2025. 🌍📚

Shaping a brighter future, one female scholar at a time! 🌟

Climate change is a human rights issue! Our latest joint report with APF highlights the crucial role of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in South Asia to ensure climate actions are fair, inclusive, and rights-based.

With 800 million people at risk from rising sea levels and extreme weather, it’s more important than ever that climate policies protect vulnerable communities. Discover how NHRIs are shaping a climate-resilient future.

Dive into the full report to learn more about the challenges, recommendations, and the path forward to a just, sustainable future at bit.ly/RWIXAPF.

RWI Indonesia Office held a 2-days workshop on business human rights at the 101 Sedayu Hotel Darmawangsa, Jakarta, Indonesia. This workshop assembled business schools from Indonesia and Cambodia, along with law faculty and CSO, to explore the intersection of business, human rights, and the environment, tackling critical topics such as biofuels and minerals in the context of just transitions in Southeast Asia.

With sessions on corporate sustainability, ESG, and multidisciplinary research, participants learnt through key concepts, case studies, and strategies for integrating Human Rights into Business education. This workshop is a step toward fostering meaningful collaboration and advancing education in business, human rights, and the environment, which are critical areas for shaping a sustainable and equitable future in Southeast Asia.

As we close the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (25 Nov-10 Dec), we reaffirm our commitment to addressing gender-based violence, particularly in Afghanistan, where women and girls face severe oppression.

Under the Taliban regime, Afghan women are increasingly marginalized, denied access to education, and systematically excluded from public and social life—all severe forms of structural GBV. This creates a crisis that threatens the country’s future and perpetuates cycles of inequality.

In 2024, we launched the RWI Afghan Women’s Scholarship, offering full scholarships to 20 Afghan women to pursue Master of Law studies in Indonesia. This initiative, managed by RWI HQ in Lund, Sweden, and the RWI Indonesia Office, underscores RWI’s commitment to women’s rights, education, and a future where women can thrive.