Rights and advocacy in research with east timorese asylum seekers in australia: A comparative analysis of two studies

Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 49-68

  Rees, Susan ^a   Silove, Derrick ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advocacy research; Asylum seekers; East Timorese; Human rights

Indexed keywords

ADVOCACY; ASYLUM SEEKER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN RIGHTS; MINORITY GROUP;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EURASIA; LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUNDA ISLES; TIMOR; TIMOR-LESTE;

EID: 33947685946     PISSN: 15562948     EISSN: 15562956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J500v04n02_03     Document Type: Article

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