Peter McMullin Centre On Statelessness – Newsletter #3

The Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness has enjoyed another busy and productive period, with the success of our first Statelessness Intensive Course being a significant highlight. We hope you enjoy reading about our activities below. Statelessness Intensive Course 2019 The Peter McMullin Centre's inaugural Statelessness Intensive Course took place at the Melbourne Law [...]

Peter McMullin Centre On Statelessness – Newsletter #32019-03-24T23:05:42+00:00

Statelessness Seminar Series 2018

New Seminars Announced The Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness and the Statelessness Hallmark Research Initiative are pleased to have added another seminar to the 2018 Seminar Series. On October 18. Janepicha Cheva-Isarakul will be presenting her seminar; Entanglements: the formal and informal educational pathways of stateless Shan youth in northern Thailand. Janepicha is a PhD candidate and [...]

Statelessness Seminar Series 20182018-09-03T04:08:28+00:00

Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness | Newsletter #1

It is with great pleasure that I can share with you the content of the first newsletter for the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness. Newsletter #1 | August 2018 Welcome to the first newsletter of the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness. We anticipate this communication will be sent out on a [...]

Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness | Newsletter #12018-08-23T05:01:12+00:00

Message from the UN Secretary-General about the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness

At the recent launch of the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness, it was a huge honour to have a video message delivered by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres. The words have been shared on the United Nations Secretary General’s website here. We have also reproduced the words to share with you here. “It was [...]

Message from the UN Secretary-General about the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness2018-04-17T02:37:29+00:00

The Official Opening Of The Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness

Monday 26 March 2018 saw the official opening of the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness. Supported by Ruth and myself, this is a new initiative aimed to shine a light on the plight of stateless people both within our region and further afield. The opening event was a great success, being strongly supported by [...]

The Official Opening Of The Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness2018-04-04T22:34:54+00:00

Stateless in Australia: new centre to shine light on those incarcerated without hope

Above image: A Rohingya refugee child looks through the fence at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Myanmar’s Rohingya are one of the largest and most at-risk stateless groups. A new centre has opened in Australia to research statelessness. Photograph: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters Article published in The Guardian, by Ben Doherty on [...]

Stateless in Australia: new centre to shine light on those incarcerated without hope2018-04-02T21:55:36+00:00

The Stateless Man Held For Eight Years

An article in today's edition of The Guardian gives an outstanding insight and account of the plight of a stateless person. Statelessness is a topic close to my heart, as many of you know, in 2017 Ruth and I made a donation to Melbourne Law School to support the development of the world’s only academic centre devoted to [...]

The Stateless Man Held For Eight Years2018-01-15T02:41:54+00:00

Peter McMullin Speaks on Statelessness and Philanthropy

This is an interview that I undertook with the University of Melbourne regarding, amongst other things our philanthropic donation towards the development of the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness. Currently, around the world more than 10 million people are stateless. This leaves them vulnerable to discrimination and exploitation. The Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness [...]

Peter McMullin Speaks on Statelessness and Philanthropy2017-12-18T21:58:04+00:00
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