As we prepare for 2021, we are encouraged by the prospect of vaccines, but deeply concerned by global trends that are driving polarization, populism and the easy resort to armed violence to settle disputes.
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Dr Melinda Rankin and Dr Jacinta O’Hagan discuss how to best ensure that voices of the victims of the alleged crimes uncovered by the Brereton report are heard.
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Seán sat down with UAI to talk about migration in Europe, the criminalisation of volunteers, and his own experiences and plans for the future.
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This Human Rights Day, we remind our fellow members of the human race that, as we welcome the hope of an end to the pandemic, none of us can celebrate our humanity while so many of our fellow human beings are deliberately deprived of theirs.
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This month’s Newsletter includes reaction to the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the World Food Programme, a blog on refugee rights in Australia and news of a campaign by Humanity and Inclusion.
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Norah Niland discusses the relationship between food and conflict in the context of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to the World Food Programme.
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Mostafa Azimitabar denounces the Australian government’s efforts to confiscate the phones of detaineed refugees as cruel attempts to silence and isolate.
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This month we have links to 3 blogs highlighting recent events. Two concern recent disasters – the explosion in the port of Beirut and the fire at the Moria camp on Lesbos, while the last blog is an appraisal of the recently published EU Asylum & Migration Pact.
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Jeff Crisp analyses some of the weaknesses and limitations of the European Union’s recent “Pact on Migration and Asylum” in his latest blog post.
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Human rights groups condemn practice as evidence reviewed by the Guardian reveals systemic denial of entry to asylum seekers.
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