Human Rights
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Bergs Kommun – Krolevets, Ukraine
Inception The partnership between Berg Municipality and Krolevets began through ICLD’s matchmaking process at the Visby event in June 2025. Since then, two bilateral meetings with senior political leaders and ICLD representatives have laid the groundwork for collaboration. Both municipalities face similar challenges as rural areas — population decline, limited youth opportunities, and strained local…
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Bergs Kommun – Krolevets, Ukraine
Inception The partnership between Berg Municipality and Krolevets began through ICLD’s matchmaking process at the Visby event in June 2025. Since then, two bilateral meetings with senior political leaders and ICLD representatives have laid the groundwork for collaboration. Both municipalities face similar challenges as rural areas — population decline, limited youth opportunities, and strained local…
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Kalmar – Poltava, Ukraine
Project: Equal preparedness and civil defense – Strengthened resilience in Poltava and Kalmar The project aims at developing municipal working methods for a more equal and inclusive service, increased participation, transparency, and accountability. Ultimately, the collaboration will contribute to improving the residents’ situation at the community level. In the project, equity and inclusion of vulnerable…
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Kalmar – Poltava, Ukraine
Project: Equal preparedness and civil defense – Strengthened resilience in Poltava and Kalmar The project aims at developing municipal working methods for a more equal and inclusive service, increased participation, transparency, and accountability. Ultimately, the collaboration will contribute to improving the residents’ situation at the community level. In the project, equity and inclusion of vulnerable…
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Upplands-Bro and Maicao
Project: Inclusive Employment & Rights – Advancing LGBTIQ+ Equality through Local Policy Upplands-Bro Municipality in Sweden and its partner Maicao in Colombia are planning a mutual learning process on how local governments can strengthen inclusive public policy that ensures the rights and economic participation of LGBTIQ+ individuals—especially women, youth, migrants, and indigenous people. The goal…
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Upplands-Bro and Maicao
Project: Inclusive Employment & Rights – Advancing LGBTIQ+ Equality through Local Policy Upplands-Bro Municipality in Sweden and its partner Maicao in Colombia are planning a mutual learning process on how local governments can strengthen inclusive public policy that ensures the rights and economic participation of LGBTIQ+ individuals—especially women, youth, migrants, and indigenous people. The goal…
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Lidingö – Slavuta, Ukraine
Project: Resilient Education: Empowering Democracy Through Critical Thinking The project ”Resilient Education: Empowering Democracy Through Critical Thinking” addresses the severe disruptions of the educational system caused by the war. Schools have had to rapidly adapt to hybrid learning and emergency strategies, leading to learning losses and psychological distress among students. To counteract the long-term effects,…
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Lidingö – Slavuta, Ukraine
Project: Resilient Education: Empowering Democracy Through Critical Thinking The project ”Resilient Education: Empowering Democracy Through Critical Thinking” addresses the severe disruptions of the educational system caused by the war. Schools have had to rapidly adapt to hybrid learning and emergency strategies, leading to learning losses and psychological distress among students. To counteract the long-term effects,…
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A cry for justice by “invisible squatters” – Colonial legacy, local democracy, and the quest forhuman rights in land dispossession by Kakuzi PLC in Makuyu, Murang’a County, Kenya
This thesis examines the enduring impact of colonial legacies on local democracy and human rights concerning land dispossession in Makuyu, Murang’a County, Kenya, focusing on the experiences of ’invisible squatters’ affected by Kakuzi PLC. Through the lens of decolonization and post-colonial thinking practices theories, the research reveals that historical injustices rooted in colonial land policies…
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A cry for justice by “invisible squatters” – Colonial legacy, local democracy, and the quest forhuman rights in land dispossession by Kakuzi PLC in Makuyu, Murang’a County, Kenya
This thesis examines the enduring impact of colonial legacies on local democracy and human rights concerning land dispossession in Makuyu, Murang’a County, Kenya, focusing on the experiences of ’invisible squatters’ affected by Kakuzi PLC. Through the lens of decolonization and post-colonial thinking practices theories, the research reveals that historical injustices rooted in colonial land policies…