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The Dominance of Christian Charities in US Refugee Resettlement
“Do you believe in a God?” This is one of the first questions that was asked of me in 2021 when I was offered a... Read More
Family Reunification of Refugees in Brazil: Why does it Matter?
Many people fleeing armed conflicts, severe human rights violations, and persecutions are separated from their families. Once they are recognized as refugees, they can apply... Read More
Paris? Melbourne? Public housing doesn’t just look the same, it’s part of the challenges refugees face
Whether in Melbourne or in Paris, African immigrants face social and cultural challenges, which public housing can either add to or help overcome. The public... Read More
Vital Volunteers and Australian Resettlement
Integration is one of the hot topics in the debate around durable solutions for refugees, particularly in resettlement. With forced displacement at an unprecedented level... Read More
Who Are Palestinian Refugees?
A brief historical account of Israeli and Palestinian conflict The Palestinian and Israeli conflict has been ongoing since the 1800s. Initially, the migration of European... Read More
Trauma, mental health and the fast track assessment caseload
On 18 October 2015 police found 30-year-old Khodayar Amini dead in his car in Dandenong Victoria. Moments prior to taking his life, he made a... 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
Durable Solutions for Australian Refugee Partnerships
As of the end of November, the US will have reportedly resettled somewhere between 110 and 140 refugees from Manus Island, Papua New Guinea (PNG)... Read More
‘Boat people’ and borders: changing political debate on asylum seekers
Since the arrival of the first Vietnamese refugees in the mid-1970s, Australia has maintained a curious fascination with ‘boat people’. Just under 70,000 people have... Read More