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Germany’s (not so) grand coalition may cause ripple effects on European refugee policy
After a tumultuous 2017 election and six months of political uncertainty, Germany finally has a government. The so-called “grand coalition” made up of the centre-right... Read More
Refugee Engagement with History Education in Inner-city Schools
As a History teacher in an inner London school, there is a huge amount of diversity between students’ backgrounds, beliefs, religions and traditions. Something that... Read More
Australia and Refugees: Protection in Name Only?
As a party to the 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol (henceforth “the Refugee Convention”), Australia is obliged to refrain... Read More
North Korean secondary asylum in the UK
The number of North Korean secondary migrants from South Korea has grown markedly in the last 10 years. Drawing on semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions,... Read More
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