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A Case for Altruistic Smuggling and Human Emotion
In the summer of 1999, I started following North Korean refugees as a researcher. I was at the border town in China, just a few... Read More
South Africa and its current responses to combating human trafficking
Human trafficking is one of the most egregious human rights violations in the current era, bringing high earnings to traffickers through the acquisition and exploitation... Read More
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
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
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
Has the EU really solved its refugee crisis?
Less than two years after the European Union was confronted with an unprecedented influx of refugees, during which over a million people from Syria, Iraq,... Read More
New Home Affairs department should prompt review of Australia’s human rights performance
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has just announced the creation of a new “super-ministry”, modelled on the UK Home Office. By the end of 2018, Australia... Read More
The Experiences of Iraqi Refugee Children’s Education in Australia: Mothers’ Perspectives
Education is a resource that can assist individuals and families to cope with adversity. It is particularly important for relatively recent refugee families because of... Read More
The Criminalisation of Migration in Europe: The Way Ahead
The contemporary world is fraught with trends directed at the criminalization of international migration (CoM). The modus operandi of migration management is replete with the... Read More
The State of Statelessness
Being stateless ultimately means having no nationality and having no nationality usually means having no documents to prove your identity. People can become stateless for... Read More