Australia’s Human Rights Council election comes with a challenge to improve its domestic record
Australia has been elected to a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council. It will serve on the council from 2018 to 2020. The... Read More
Processing centres in North Africa are not the answer for EU refugees
Last month, French President Emmanuel Macron invited his counterparts from Libya, Niger, Chad, Italy, Germany and Spain to Paris to discuss ways of stopping the... Read More
Courageous Quests: Keats, art and refugees
The great sensualist Romantic poet John Keats arrived in Rome in late 1820 with his friend, painter Joseph Severn. This was not to be a... Read More
High Court challenge to offshore immigration detention power fails
In August, the High Court rejected a claim that the Australian government can only exercise its powers outside Australia for purposes that would be legal... Read More
Indonesian cities and regencies may be asked to shelter refugees – will they comply?
A presidential decree on refugees released last December finally acknowledges asylum seekers and refugees for what they are – people in need of protection. Prior... Read More
RESEARCHERS FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS INTERDISCIPLINARY POSTGRADUATE CONFERENCE
THURSDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2017 – THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE CALL FOR PAPERS Conference Spotlight: Forced Migration and Human Rights The conference is intended to... Read More
The Dublin IV Recast: A Missed Opportunity
On 4 May 2016, the European Commission submitted a proposal for a recast of the Dublin system[1]. This proposal formed a part of the European... Read More
Protective factors for social-emotional well-being in refugee children in Australia
Considering the global movement of refugee populations, it is important for us as a host nations to understand what can improve the lives and health... Read More
Exploring refugee women’s settlement experiences in Australia through photovoice
Research exploring issues faced on resettlement from a gender perspective is relatively recent and a growing area of inquiry [1, 2]. For refugee women, key... Read More
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