Gillian Triggs

Gillian Triggs

@GillianTriggs - 02/10/2020

The risks of trafficking and exploitation of refugees and those forcibly displaced were already grave before the pandemic. Now COVID-induced lockdowns, economic hardship and closed borders are worsening this problem. https://t.co/rKORjI4lxn

Gillian Triggs

@GillianTriggs - 01/10/2020

UNHCR’s Nansen Refugee Award honours outstanding service to people who have been forcibly displaced.   I am very pleased to see that Colombian child rights defender, Mayerlín Vergara Pérez, has been awarded this year's prize. Read about her work here: https://t.co/iwLsLhUmMd

Gillian Triggs

@GillianTriggs - 01/10/2020

From the risk of infection, discrimination, isolation and economic hardship, COVID is multiplying challenges for older refugees and those forcibly displaced.   Today on #OlderPersonsDay, we must recommit to do more to support them. https://t.co/UiTOeF6fqg

Gillian Triggs

@GillianTriggs - 27/09/2020

We appreciate the message of @Pontifex highlighting the plight of the internally displaced and echo his plea to listen to them, empower them and ensure they are not left behind. https://t.co/4esqMFhJXx https://t.co/rMbe9VXV4y

Gillian Triggs

@GillianTriggs - 27/09/2020

I am so sad to learn that Susan Ryan has died. She was a wonderful colleague at the Australian Human Rights Commission and an inspired advocate for the rights of older Australians. Her calm and wise voice will be missed.

Gillian Triggs

@GillianTriggs - 25/09/2020

COVID-19 has only exacerbated the risks facing displaced and stateless women and girls. This must be taken into account in national responses, and services must remain accessible to survivors. All women and girls have the right to a life free from all forms of violence #UNGA https://t.co/90v1UZ11u8

Gillian Triggs

@GillianTriggs - 24/09/2020

900,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in Central America. State-led support platforms, such as the #MIRPS, are helping mobilize a wide range of actors to share responsibility in responding to this and other complex displacement situations. https://t.co/838824V666 https://t.co/kGIk8sGUVw

Gillian Triggs

@GillianTriggs - 24/09/2020

Gender discrimination in nationality laws undermines women’s equal citizenship, results in wide-ranging rights violations and is also a cause of statelessness. It’s high time to end this injustice. https://t.co/Nr04MIqNaW

Gillian Triggs

@GillianTriggs - 23/09/2020

Education is a human right. It can protect refugee children from harm, strengthen community resilience and empower refugees. Thank you @MoSalah for your inspiring support for refugee education. https://t.co/pmtCuVQXnC

Gillian Triggs

@GillianTriggs - 22/09/2020

High hopes for the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum to be released tomorrow. It presents an opportunity for Europe to develop a coherent and systematic strategy based on the principles of solidarity and responsibility sharing. https://t.co/l5sSACVb4e