A Critical Dialogue on Migration, Human Rights, and Compassion

Dominggas Nari is a gender-based violence expert from Papua, Indonesia, with over 20 years of experience working to reduce violence against women in the region. She develops programs, engages in academic work, and participates in activism. This includes leading women’s rights campaigns at the grassroots level, government advocacy, documenting violence cases, and collaborating with NGOs to promote women’s rights in public spaces. In addition to women's rights, she has been dedicated to empowering and strengthening Papuan indigenous communities since 1998, initially with Jaringan Pembela Hak-hak Masyarakat Adat (JAPHAMA) and later with the Konsorsium Pembela Masyarakat Adat. She earned her MA in Applied Anthropology from the University of Indonesia and her BA in Political Science from Cenderwasih University.

Dominggas Nari adalah seorang pakar kasus kekerasan berbasis gender dari Papua, Indonesia, yang selama lebih dari 20 tahun aktif dalam upaya mengurangi kekerasan terhadap perempuan di wilayah ini. Ia mengembangkan beragam program, terlibat dalam kerja-kerja akademik, dan bergiat melalui aktivisme, termasuk memimpin kampanye hak perempuan di tingkat akar rumput, advokasi ke pemerintah, dokumentasi kasus kekerasan, dan berkolaborasi dengan organisasi non-pemerintah untuk mempromosikan hak-hak perempuan di ruang publik. Selain itu, ia juga mendedikasikan waktu dan tenaganya untuk memberdayakan masyarakat adat Papua sejak tahun 1998, awalnya dengan Jaringan Pembela Hak-hak Masyarakat Adat (JAPHAMA) dan kemudian dengan Konsorsium Pembela Masyarakat Adat. Ia meraih gelar Master Antropologi Terapan dari Universitas Indonesia dan gelar Sarjana Ilmu Politik dari Universitas Cenderawasih.

Hannah Lucinda Smith is a journalist and contributor to The Times, based in Istanbul, where she covers Turkey and its surrounding region. Over the past decade, she has reported on major events in Turkey and has also covered stories from rebel-held Syria, Afghanistan under the Taliban, and investigated cryptocurrency and sanctions-busting in the former Soviet Union. Smith is the author of two books: Erdogan Rising, an exploration of the Turkish president's rise to autocracy, and Zarifa, co-written with Afghan former mayor and human rights activist Zarifa Ghafari. She has also reported for The Economist, Monocle, and other outlets.

Sara M. Saleh is a writer, human rights lawyer, and the daughter of Palestinian, Lebanese, and Egyptian migrants. Songs for the Dead and Living, which was shortlisted for the 2024 NSW Premier’s Awards, and The Flirtation of Girls/Ghazal el-Banat are her first novel and collection, respectively. She co-edited the groundbreaking 2019 anthology Arab, Australian, Other: Stories on Race and Identity. Her first poetry collection, The Flirtation of Girls/Ghazal el-Banat, was shortlisted for the Mary Gilmore Award and longlisted for the ALS Gold Medal in 2024. Her poems, short stories, and essays have been widely published in English and Arabic, appearing in journals such as the Australian Poetry Journal, Overland, Meanjin, Cordite Poetry Review, and Red Room, as well as in several anthologies.

Sara M. Saleh adalah seorang penulis, pengacara hak asasi manusia, dan anak dari seorang imigran Palestina, Lebanon, dan Mesir. Songs for the Dead and Living, yang masuk dalam daftar pendek NSW Premier’s Awards 2024, dan The Flirtation of Girls/Ghazal el-Banat, masing-masing adalah novel dan kumpulan puisi pertamanya. The Flirtation of Girls/Ghazal el-Banat berhasil masuk dalam daftar pendek Mary Gilmore Award dan daftar panjang ALS Gold Medal pada tahun 2024. Ia juga merupakan salah satu editor dari antologi Arab, Australian, Other: Stories on Race and Identity yang terbit pada tahun 2019. Karya-karyanya yang berupa puisi, cerita pendek, dan esai telah dipublikasikan secara luas dalam bahasa Inggris dan Arab, muncul di jurnal-jurnal seperti Australian Poetry Journal, Overland, Meanjin, Cordite Poetry Review, dan Red Room, juga di beberapa antologi.