Tagged with Dr Sara Davies

Dr Sara Davis writes an article, originally published in The Conversation, discussing the need for a regional refugee summit that brings together civil society, humanitarian groups, international organisations, academics and politicians. “The Australian government should seek a regional approach that supports and enables engagement between local, national and regional NGOs, the UNHCR, regional governments and […]

“More than 1000 asylum seekers have perished at sea since Labor relaxed its policies in 2008 — a move it now concedes was a mistake.” — The Australian, 18 July. Dr Sara Davis looks at some of the figures on deaths of asylum seekers, available from 2000 to present. She looks at both those from […]

The connection between small arms/light weapons and aggravated violence against women and girls was powerfully acknowledged in last week’s agreed conclusions of the UN Commission of the Status of Women (CSW); this week, however, that connection is about to be weakened in the proposed Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which begins negotiations on the text this […]

Dr Sara Davies discusses the agreement between Italy and Libya on asylum seekers and the pushbacks. She draws links between the policies of Italy and the EU with potential pathways Australia may be heading down.   You can read the article here: http://protectiongateway.com/2013/02/05/asylum-seekers-the-responsible-state-and-those-pushbacks/   Join the conversation via The Human Protection Hub or via Facebook

Dr Sara Davies recently attended the High-Level Cross-Sectoral Consultation on Pandemics as Threats to Regional and National Security conference. The conference was held in Manila on January 9th to 11th. The conference looked at how the modern, globalized economy reflects one, complex, interconnected, and interdependent socio-economic system. There is growing international awareness that this globalized […]

Dr Sara Davies speaks with SBS’s Naomi Selvaratnam about the number of asylum seekers from Sri Lanka. She says: “It’s not uncommon in a post-conflict situation, particularly in a situation like Sri Lanka where it was a civil war, and where the conflict was in a particular location where there was an ethnic group that […]

In the wake of the 23 year old India student who was raped and subsequently died from her injuries, the UN has sent out a statement with regards to violence against women. They have named the top 7 countries that must address these issues immediately. Dr Sara Davies writes “Seven Countries that must address their […]