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Foreword One hundred years after his birth, the extraordinary courage and actions of Raoul Wallenberg saving thousands of Hungarian Jews from the Nazi extermination camps at the end of the Second World War stand as a powerful testament to the difference that a single individual can make by doing everything possible to save human lives and uphold human dignity. It is clear that the example he set is no less compelling or relevant today than it was in the darkest days of human history 65 years ago. For although we have made great strides towards the protection of human rights, we remain a long way from our goal – Wallenberg’s goal – of a peaceful and just world. Today as conflicts rage and atrocities continue – in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and the Sudan – innocent civilians continue to be killed and targeted in too many countries around the world. Thousands of people remain unjustly imprisoned. Gross human rights violations, crimes against humanity and war crimes go unpunished – in Sri Lanka, in Darfur, and in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Over the years, international laws and institutions have been developed to promote and protect human rights and to prohibit, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nordic Journal of International Law Brill

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 2012 by Koninklijke Brill N.V., Leiden, The Netherlands
Subject
Foreword
ISSN
0902-7351
eISSN
1571-8107
DOI
10.1163/15718107-08104009
Publisher site
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Abstract

One hundred years after his birth, the extraordinary courage and actions of Raoul Wallenberg saving thousands of Hungarian Jews from the Nazi extermination camps at the end of the Second World War stand as a powerful testament to the difference that a single individual can make by doing everything possible to save human lives and uphold human dignity. It is clear that the example he set is no less compelling or relevant today than it was in the darkest days of human history 65 years ago. For although we have made great strides towards the protection of human rights, we remain a long way from our goal – Wallenberg’s goal – of a peaceful and just world. Today as conflicts rage and atrocities continue – in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and the Sudan – innocent civilians continue to be killed and targeted in too many countries around the world. Thousands of people remain unjustly imprisoned. Gross human rights violations, crimes against humanity and war crimes go unpunished – in Sri Lanka, in Darfur, and in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Over the years, international laws and institutions have been developed to promote and protect human rights and to prohibit,

Journal

Nordic Journal of International LawBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2012

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