Get to know our Global Student Fellows

"Participating in this fellowship program was such a valuable learning experience. My time at Human Rights Watch has crystalised my thinking about career options, expanded my skills in research and writing on human rights issues, as well as introduced me to some of the most inspiring people advocating for human rights in Australia and internationally. It has been a defining experience. I highly recommend the fellowship program to anyone seeking some practical exposure to working in the human rights field."

-Xanthe Waite, 2021 Global Student Fellow (Human Rights Watch)

"I am extremely grateful for the connections I have made. Not only has this given me invaluable insight on the processes, impacts and operations of an international human rights organisation, it has also provided me with an opportunity to develop my practical research, writing and interpersonal skills... The fellowship is an extremely worthwhile and transformative experience, and has made me feel more prepared for my professional career."

-Lisa Liu, 2021 Global Student Fellow (Walk Free)

"The fellowship was a fantastic opportunity and provided a valuable experience in working in the human rights and development sector. I consider it one of the best decisions of my university career... I developed several key skills. The most notable was a fuller understanding of human rights and their application in context. It is one thing to learn about concepts and topics in the abstract in a classroom setting, it is a whole other to engage with practical issues as a relevant stakeholder."

-Samuel Pryde, 2021 Global Student Fellow (Jubilee Australia)

2023 Global Student Fellows

Selected participants in 2023 were:

Kate Darby, Blue Dragon
Alison Sharpe, Jubilee Australia
Madeline Whittaker, Jubilee Australia
Kiara Asuzu, Walk Free
Abhinav Mohanty, Walk Free
Alina Malyk, International Organization for Migration
Emily Mitchell-Storey, Human Rights Watch

Emily Mitchell-Storey, Human Rights Watch

Emily Mitchell-Storey (right), 2023 Fellow, Human Rights Watch.

2022 Global Student Fellows

Selected participants in 2022 were:

Sherine Al Shallah, Citizen’s Constitutional Forum, Fiji
Jasmine Crittenden, Citizen’s Constitutional Forum, Fiji
Aya Murkakami, Human Rights Watch
Jasmine Sheng, Jubilee Australia
Jessica Williams, Australian Human Rights Institute

2021 Global Student Fellows

Selected participants in 2021 were:

Samuel Pryde, Jubilee Australia
Lisa Liu, Walk Free
Sianne Tsandidis, Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility
Xanthe Waite, Human Rights Watch

"I applied to the Global Student Fellowship to further my understanding of the human rights issues in Australia’s neighbouring Pacific Islands region and was excited about the prospect of immersing myself in Fijian culture through spending time in Suva. The fellowship was more rewarding than I anticipated because it gave me the opportunity to understanding grassroots human rights advocacy work in a setting that I was previously unfamiliar with It taught me new ways of working, introduced me to amazing professional contacts and wonderful friends. I also really enjoyed being part of the Australian Human Rights Institute community and getting to know the other fellows in my cohort."

- 2022 Global Student Fellow Sherine Al Shallah (Citizen’s Constitutional Forum, Fiji).