Dianne Hiles
Dianne Hiles | |
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Alma mater | University of Sydney |
Occupation(s) | Accountant Human rights activist |
Political party | Australian Greens |
Dianne Marian Hiles AM is an Australian accountant and human rights and refugee activist who co-founded ChilOut,[1] which has advocated for the release of children and families from immigration detention centres since 2001.[2] In recognition of her work with this organisation, as well as with Amnesty International, board of A Just Australia,[3] and the Evatt Foundation, Hiles was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2010.[4]
Career
Hiles has been a qualified accountant for over 30 years. She holds a Masters in Human Rights from the University of Sydney. She was the mother of a four-year-old[3] when she viewed the ABC TV Four Corners program about six-year-old refugee child Shayan Badraie, who had been held in immigration detention for two years. In response, Hiles co-founded the organisation ChilOut, an abbreviation of "Children Out of Detention", in 2001.[5] She became known as its spokesperson,[3] and as its representative, she visited detention centres on Christmas Island[1][6] and in the Northern Territory, and publicised conditions of children and families held there.[7][8] She has been critical of the bipartisan agreement of the ALP and LNP to off-shore processing of asylum seekers, and the detention of children.[1][9][10]
Hiles was the Australian Greens candidate for the Division of Sydney at the 2013 federal election.[9]
References
- ^ a b c Adams, Shar (19 April 2011). "Children in Immigration Detention—Again". The Epoch Times. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^ "Intentional damage". Newsmonth. April 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Bio`s - A Just Australia: Biography - Dianne Hiles". StudyLib. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ The Australian Honours Secretariat. "The Queen's Birthday 2010 Honours List" (PDF). Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ "Last children in detention freed today". The Age. 2005-07-29. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
- ^ "Last children leave detention centre", Asia Africa Intelligence Wire, Financial Times Ltd, 2005-07-29, retrieved 9 December 2018
- ^ "Detention of children 'cruel and inhumane'.(news)(Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission )", Australian Nursing Journal, 12 (1), Australian Nursing Federation: 6(1), 2004-07-01, ISSN 1320-3185
- ^ McEwan, Ann-Maree (July 2014), "Time to restore hope", Newsmonth, 34 (4): 9, ISSN 0728-4845
- ^ a b "Greens choose refugee advocate as candidate for federal seat of Sydney". News.com.au. News Pty Limited. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Radio National (2011-04-15), Children in detention: breaking the rules, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, retrieved 9 December 2018
- Living people
- Australian human rights activists
- Australian Greens candidates
- 20th-century Australian women
- 21st-century Australian politicians
- University of Sydney alumni
- Australian accountants
- Women accountants
- Australian women in politics
- 21st-century Australian women politicians
- Australian founders
- Women founders
- Women human rights defenders
- Members of the Order of Australia