Daniel Webb is the director of legal advocacy at the Human Rights Law Centre. He is on twitter @DanielHRLC
December 2018
Australia is finally having a moral awakening on refugee policy
Daniel Webb
The government keeps playing politics with innocent people’s lives but the public mood has shifted
October 2017
Beyond the politicised white noise, refugees are being brutally mistreated
Daniel Webb
Men are dying, women have been sexually assaulted and children traumatised on Manus and Nauru. This can’t continue
January 2017
The US refugee deal grows shakier by the day. Turnbull must find a humane way forward
Daniel Webb
Trump is set to sign executive orders imposing a freeze on all refugee resettlement – those detained offshore should be brought to safety in Australia
August 2016
Offshore detention was destined to fail and the collapse might be closer than you think
Rachel Ball and Daniel Webb
After years of uncertainty, hopelessness and abuse in Manus and Nauru, even the collusion of our major parties can’t avert the looming chaos
October 2014
The flaw in Australia’s deterrence-based asylum policies: they just give people who lack options one less
Daniel Webb
Daniel Webb: The high court case surrounding the detention of 157 Tamil asylum seekers this year shows how Australia’s refugee policies are failing us
February 2014
Asylum seekers' safety is compromised by this secretive government
Daniel Webb: The reckless disclosure of the personal details of 10,000 asylum seekers adds another layer to the risk they may face – they could be further persecuted on return to their countries
