Oct 8, 2024
CAPRS is proud to be a recipient of the 2024 University of Auckland Research Impact Award. This award acknowledges CAPRS’s impactful research initiatives, which aim to improve outcomes for refugee communities across the Asia-Pacific region. Through...
Oct 7, 2024
“A year since the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, which have led to unprecedented violence throughout the occupied Palestinian territories, a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, and a growing threat of regional war in the Middle East, it’s easy to feel...
Sep 27, 2024
Listen to CAPRS scholar and university of Auckland’s senior lecturer Dr. Ritesh Shah’s interview on Radio Waatea about the refugee crisis in Lebanon which hosts one of the highest numbers of refugees per capita globally—primarily Palestinians and...
Jul 3, 2024
Dr Ritesh Shah’s article, ‘New Zealand’s Unwelcome Sign’, explores the challenges refugees face in securing visas to Aotearoa New Zealand. The piece sheds light on restrictive policies and complex processes that hinder family reunification and resettlement for many...
Jun 20, 2024
“That many of the countries that established the UN Refugee Convention are now actively seeking ways to subvert or abandon their commitments is hypocrisy at best, and a political, moral and ethical failure at worst.” Read the expert opinion piece by CAPRS...
Jun 7, 2024
In May 2024, CAPRS played a key role in advocating for stronger protections for asylum seekers who may arrive in New Zealand by boat. CAPRS coordinated an open letter from the refugee sector, calling on the government to ensure that policies for maritime arrivals met...
