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19 November 2018

‘Stop orphanage tourism’ urges Griffith Law lecturer

Griffith Law School lecturer Kate van Doore has used her keynote speech at the Trust Conference to encourage others to put an end to ‘orphanage tourism’.

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29 June 2018

Australian law set to tackle orphanage trafficking in travel company supply chains

Orphanage volunteering is seen as a positive for developing nations. However, child protection advocates have long reported the harm it causes children and the industry that profits from it.

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2 March 2018

Key advocate welcomes new campaign targeting orphanage tourism

Griffith law lecturer Kate van Doore has welcomed the Federal Government's announcement ofa new campaign to prevent Australians from inadvertently contributing to child exploitation.

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10 November 2017

Griffith academic receives prestigious award for fight against child trafficking

Child rights lawyer and Griffith Law School academic Kate van Doore has been recognised at this year’s prestigious Anti-Slavery Australia Freedom Awards after more than a year working to increase awareness around the insidious problem of child trafficking through orphanages in developing countries.

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27 July 2017

Stop orphanage volunteering and reduce child exploitation

Australia must do more to stop child trafficking in developing nations says Kate van Doore, leading international child rights lawyer.

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3 March 2017

How does volunteering in an orphanage encourage modern slavery?

Last week, the Attorney-General announced an Inquiry into establishing a Modern Slavery Act in Australia, a great step forward says Kate van Doore

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19 April 2016
Kate van Doore with Karen Flanagan (Save the Children), Senator Linda Reyolds and Leigh Mathews (Rethink Orphanages).

Paper orphans no more — push to stop child exploitation

Griffith University law lecturer Kate van Doore is at the forefront of a national campaign to close orphanages in developing nations and instead boost community care.

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3 July 2015

Teaching excellence recognised

Law lecturers Kate van Doore and Emma Robinson have been awarded an AEL Learning and Teaching Citation for their work...

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7 May 2015

Earthquake orphans: What Nepal can learn from Haiti

How to protect children from unnecessary adoption writes Griffith Law School lecturer Kate Van Doore.

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6 May 2015

Earthquake orphans: what Nepal can learn from Haiti

Kate van Doore, Griffith University Following the earthquake in 2010, Westerners flocked to Haiti to “rescue” orphaned and lost children....

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