An Australian lawyer with decades of experience defending the rights of the rejected and the oppressed is now at the helm of one of the world’s leading human rights organisations.
Tirana Hassan, 48, was appointed the new executive director of Human Rights Watch in March, replacing Kenneth Roth, who led the US-based NGO for nearly two decades.
In 2002, she was a founding member of Woomera Lawyers’ Group, which provided legal services to hundreds of refugees detained, without the public’s full knowledge, in the South Australian desert town of Woomera. “The government has an opportunity to take responsibility for the damage that our previous policies have done in the world and the very dangerous precedent they set and actually speak out.“Because when it comes to human rights, it’s not just about governments ensuring that rights are protected at home, it’s also ensuring that they are speaking when human rights are violated elsewhere.
“In terms of its absolute disregard to its refugee protection obligations, yes, the UK is definitely moving in a direction that is on par and as low as Australia back in the day,” she said. “If this is the case, then I think that we should be asking the current government, why not?” Hassan said.LoadingBut she said even without Australia’s encouragement Britain should walk away from its “ridiculous proposal” and “try to salvage its reputation”.
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