Mission Statement

To provide an international and interdisciplinary centre to initiate programs of enquiry relevant to refugee issues.

To conduct research into the social, economic, legal, political, health and medical impacts of refugee intakes in countries of resettlement such as Australia as well as countries of first asylum with whom Australia is likely to links based on trade and foreign relations.

To apply research to the provision of foreign and humanitarian aid for peoples displaced within their own countries as a result of armed conflict as well as for exile and refugee communities internationally.

To develop and extend a human rights framework for the analysis of all aspects of the refugee experience, and to evaluate the effectiveness of current human rights instruments for refugee populations.

To produce research which will benefit the Australian community by maximising the capacity of refugees to become productive members of society.

To benefit refugees, displaced persons and humanitarian immigrants through the provision of research to guide government policies and services.

To develop and maintain a country information database about human rights violations around the world that are relevant to establishing refugee status.

To disseminate outcomes through a web page, publications and a program of symposiums and conferences.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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