Steering Committee Members
2009-2010 APRRN Steering Committe
| 1. | Chair | Alice Nah The National Human Rights Society (HAKAM), Malaysia |
| 2. | Deputy Chair | Pill-Kyu Hwang Korean Public Interest Lawyers Group (Gonggam), South Korea |
| 3. | Host Organisation Representative | Yap Swee Seng, Forum Asia, Regional |
| 4. | Appointed Representative | Marip Seng Bu Kachin National Organization, Japan |
| 5. 6. |
South Asia
(Chair and Deputy Chair) |
Lakshan Dias South Asian Network for Refugees, IDPs & Migrants, Sri Lanka (SANRIM), Sri Lanka Gopal Krishna Siwakoti |
| 7. 8. |
Southeast Asia
(Chair and Deputy Chair) |
Temme Lee Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM), Malaysia Amy Alexander |
| 9. 10. |
East Asia
(Chair and Deputy Chair) |
Brian Barbour Hong Kong Refugee Advice Centre (HKRAC), Hong Kong Hyung Soo Jin |
| 11. 12. |
Australia and the Pacific
(Chair and Deputy Chair) |
Tamara Domicelj Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA), Australia Kafeba Pergoleze Alvis Mundele |
| 13. | Immigration Detention Chair | Grant Mitchell International Detention Coalition (IDC), International |
| 14. | Legal Aid and Advocacy Chair | Barbara Harrell-Bond Fahamu/ Southern Refugee Legal Aid Network (SRLAN), International |
| 15. | Women and Girls at Risk Chair | Linda Bartolomei Center for Refugee Research, Australia |
| 16. | Right to Health Chair | Anna de Guzman Health Equity Initiatives, Malaysia |
| 17. | International Advocacy Chair | James Thomson Act for Peace, National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA), Australia |
Deputy Chairs of Thematic Working Groups
The Deputy Chairs of the Thematic Working Groups, who do not sit on the Steering Committee but co-lead the Thematic Working Groups are:
| Immigration Detention | Jong Chul Kim Lawfirm Somyoung, South Korea |
| Legal Aid and Advocacy | Christine Lin Hong Kong Refugee Advice Centre (HKRAC), Hong Kong |
| Women and Girls at Risk | Katrina Jorene Tenaganita, Malaysia |
| Right to Health | Hemang Sharma Forum for Protection of People’s Rights (PPR Nepal), Nepal |
| International Advocacy | Vladamir Hernandez Community and Family Services International (CFSI), Philippines |
The Composition of the Steering Committee
Steering Committee Members are elected at every annual Consultation to serve for a 1-year term, until the next elections are held. The 2009-2010 Steering Committee members were elected at the 2nd Asia Pacific Consultation on Refugee Rights (APCRR2).
All are elected positions, except for the Host Organisation position, which is automatic, and the Appointed Representative(s). These are in accordance with the APRRN Articles of Association adopted at APCRR2 which state that: “The Host Organisation for the APRRN Secretariat will be entitled to have one representative on the Steering Committee” and “To ensure refugee representation, the Steering Committee must appoint one woman and one man from a refugee background to the Steering Committee if one woman and one man from a refugee background have not already been elected.”
Details of the previous Steering Committee (2008-2009) can be found in this document: APRRN SC 2008-2009
