Michael Flynn is the Executive Director of the Global Detention Project. He is coauthor (with Izabella Majcher and Mariette Grange) of Immigration Detention in the European Union: In the Shadow of the “Crisis” (Springer 2020); and coeditor (with Matthew Flynn) of Challenging Immigration Detention: Academics, Activists, and Policymakers (Edward Elgar 2017). Flynn previously worked as a project director […]
Global Detention Project Staff
Abdulaziz Muhamat, Refugee Advocacy Coordinator
Abdulaziz Muhamat is an internationally recognised human rights defender and advocate for refugee rights. His activism began during six years of detention on Manus Island, where he became a leading voice against the mistreatment of asylum seekers. Since his release, he has worked to amplify the voices of immigration detainees, challenge harmful migration policies, and […]
Katie Welsford, Communications Officer
Katie Welsford, Communications Officer at the Global Detention Project, has a background in not-for-profit communications and journalism and specialises in conflict and displacement. She previously worked for the AMAR International Charitable Foundation, overseeing all digital communications and campaigns which focussed in particular upon the IDP crisis in Northern Iraq. Prior to this, Katie worked as […]
Chloe Fung, Research Fellow
Chloe Fung, Research Fellow, is a researcher with a particular interest in data analysis and visualisation to advance rights protection and transparency. Previously, she was part of the first research project studying immigration detention in Hong Kong (2020 – 2023), during which time she spearheaded data gathering and built the first online data repository on the […]
Galatea Scotti, Contributing Researcher
Galatea Scotti is a social anthropologist specialising in African studies and migration who is completing her PhD at the Department of African Studies and Anthropology at the University of Birmingham. Her research has documented the journeys of irregular migrants and their experiences through detention, deportation, and post-deportation. She has engaged in advocacy and provided support […]
Alan Zard, Website Consultant
Alan Zard manages the GDP’s website and oversees website and database development projects. He has been building websites and web-based software for many years, working with non-profit organisations of varying sizes across the world. Full-stack-born, he enjoys being involved in the full scope of projects–from server setups to final UX tweaks and bug-hunting. […]
Former interns, researchers, and consultants
We are extremely grateful to the students, interns, and research fellows who have generously given their time and energy to the GDP. Many thanks to: Bassiar Ali, Romane Auzou, Reta Barfuss, Emily Baxter, Patrcia Bilbao, Inga Boecker, Anne-Rachelle Boulanger, Cecilia Cannon, Theo Coonen, Caroline Dalton, Killian Patrick Dorier, Jaqueline Douniama, Laila Abd El Gawed, Lucie […]
