Erin Thomas is the Policy and Research Coordinator at ICAAD and has been involved with ICAAD since 2017. A skilled facilitator and researcher with impact, Erin has worked on difficult human rights issues in the Pacific including gender-based violence, nuclear justice,...
The TrackGBV Dashboard features the rigorous analysis of 2,493 cases from nine countries to support a range of stakeholders, including lawyers, in improving access to justice for women and girls. On June 28 in Suva, Fiji, ICAAD’s Erin Thomas led a Continuing Legal...
The USP Banaban Student Association in Suva with ICAAD’s Erin Thomas and ICAAD Artivist, Katja Phutaraksa Neef Since July 2021, ICAAD has been collaborating with the Banaban Local Government and Civil Society Working Group on answering some big questions on...
In June 2022, the ICAAD team participated in the Pacific Climate Change Migration and Human Security Regional Dialogue held in Nadi, Fiji. The dialogue brought together civil society and non-state actors for the first two days and then invited the Pacific Islands...
The Special Rapporteur on climate change issued a call for input “Promotion and protection of human rights in the context of mitigation, adaptation, and financial actions to address climate change, with particular emphasis on loss and damage.” ICAAD responded....
Together with scientists, lawyers and climate activists from the Pacific, we have developed a new legal standard for what the “right to life with dignity” means in international law. We believe this can provide a more equitable framework for climate-displaced people. ...