Associate Professor Mary Anne Kenny visited the Nauru Regional Processing Centre (RPC) between 24-27 March 2013 as part of a delegation from the Interim Joint Advisory Committee on Nauru.
The visit involved meetings with asylum seekers, service providers, legal assistance providers and the government of Nauru. Her advice in relation to the Nauru RPC will be included [...]
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Centre Director visits Nauru and Christmas Island
Posted April 24th, 2013 in Centre for Human Rights Education
Award: The Centre receives the Curtin Faculty of Humanities 2012 Pro-Vice Chancellor’s Award
Posted December 4th, 2012 in Centre for Human Rights Education
The Centre for Human Rights Education received the Faculty of Humanities 2012 Pro-Vice Chancellor’s Award for research and advocacy in the area of refugee rights. This award was presented at Curtin University on 20 November 2012. The award was in recognition of the work of CHRE staff Caroline Fleay, Lisa Hartley, Mary Anne Kenny, Lucy [...]
Director of the Centre – Awarded life membership at CARAD
Posted November 6th, 2012 in Centre for Human Rights Education
Congratulations to Associate Professor Mary Anne Kenny who was presented with a Coalition for Asylum Seekers Refugees and Detainees (CARAD) Life Membership at the 2012 CARAD AGM held in October, in recognition of her valuable work over the years as a refugee advocate and her dedication in supporting those seeking asylum in Australia.
After the event – Nauru Mark II: The politics of seeking asylum in Australia
Posted October 15th, 2012 in Centre for Human Rights Education
The event ‘Nauru Mark II: The politics of seeking asylum in Australia’ that was run by the Centre for Human Rights Education at Curtin University on Tuesday 9 October 2012 was a successful evening with over 110 people in attendance.
Article – Rethinking the Guardianship of Refugee Children after the Malaysian Solution
Posted October 9th, 2012 in Centre for Human Rights Education
An article titled Rethinking the Guardianship of Refugee Children after the Malaysian Solution, written by Mary Anne Kenny and Professor Mary Crock from the University of Sydney on issues relating to the guardianship of unaccompanied children and young people who arrive in Australia seeking asylum has just been published in the September 2012 edition of [...]
Director of Centre guest speaker at Supreme Court
Posted September 26th, 2012 in Centre for Human Rights Education
On Wednesday 19 September 2012 Centre Director, Associate Professor Mary Anne Kenny, was one of three guest speakers at the Australian Academy of Law /Australasian Law Teachers Association 2012 Perth Roundtable on the subject of “Trends in Legal Education for Practice“.
The event was held at the Supreme Court of Western Australia. It was [...]
Radio Interview: Impact of Recent Expert Panel Report on Asylum Seekers
Posted August 20th, 2012 in Centre for Human Rights Education
Director of the CHRE, Associate Professor Mary Anne Kenny, will be a guest on the ABC Law Report which airs on ABC Radio National on Tuesday 21 August 2012 at 3.30 pm Perth time. http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lawreport/
Associate Professor Mary Anne Kenny and Professor Mary Crock, from the University of Sydney Law School, were interviewed about [...]
Introducing the Centre’s New Director
Posted August 15th, 2012 in Centre for Human Rights Education
We are delighted to announce that Associate Professor Mary Anne Kenny joined the Centre for Human Rights Education on Monday this week as our new Director and Chair of Human Rights. Mary Anne has had a long career working as an academic and practitioner of law in the field of human rights and has been [...]
