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The symposium Ukraine as a Catalyst for Human Rights Collaboration took place on March 16th, 2026, and featured discussions between scholars, practitioners and partners of both the Human Rights Profile Area and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute. This article is based on conversations with Lena Halldenius, professor in Human Rights studies, coordinator of the Human Rights Profile Area, and co-coordinator of the symposium, and Karol Nowak, senior lecturer in Law and participant of the symposium. The conversations revolved around the role of human rights and Human Rights studies in relation to the escalating war in Ukraine, and how the symposium Ukraine as a Catalyst for Human Rights Collaboration – which is part of the symposium series Human Rights Dialouge – contributes to the human rights research and collaboration at Lund University.