Why refugee protection needs reform
Traditional Western notions of ‘protection’ tend to be characterised by paternalistic or colonial ideologies that envision the ‘powerful’...
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- Oct 8, 2019
- 3 min
Reflections of refugee integration in Turkey
Our CEO recently spent a week in Ankara, Turkey attending a conference on refugee best practices and meeting with local stakeholders to...
- Jun 10, 2019
- 2 min
When all else is lost, dignity remains
Dignity and a sense of self-worth builds strength, respect for others and independence. The stronger our own dignity, the greater our...
- May 14, 2019
- 3 min
Finding treasure in dark places
While living and working in Nauru in 2016 I met a young Afghan man named Ali (pseudonim) who was one of the staff at an organisation I...
- Apr 29, 2019
- 4 min
Putting the ‘human’ back into refugee protection
In 2013 while leading a large community based programme for refugees and asylum seekers in Sydney, I witnessed the narrative about...
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