Oral history interview of Nick Henderson

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Context

Nick Henderson was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Irish Refugee Council in 2016. During his time in Ireland Nick has held several leading positions in organisations such as Integrity at Work, an initiative of Transparency International Ireland promoting supportive working environments for whistle-blowers, Amnesty International Ireland, IRC Independent Law Centre, and the Migrant Rights Centre of Ireland. Prior to coming to Ireland, he was a legal representative for people seeking asylum with the Refugee Legal Centre in London and the Jesuit Refugee Service in Cambodia.

Description:

This fifty-seven-minute long oral history interview was conducted by the Digital Repository of Ireland as part of The Atlantic Philanthropies archive project (2017-2020) titled Amplifying change: A history of the Atlantic Philanthropies on the island of Ireland in 2019., In this interview Nick Henderson gives insight into the work of the Irish Refugee Council's Independent Law Centre and the contemporary issues facing refugees in Ireland including housing, legal support, direct provision, and rights to work., and This recording contains the personal views of the participants, they do not reflect the views of the DRI.

Type:

audio and oral histories (literary works)

Creator:

Digital Repository of Ireland, 2015 -

Subject:

Curated collection--Oral histories, Curated collection--Human rights, Curated collection--Migrants, Curated collection--Nick Henderson, Migrants--Ireland, Non-governmental organizations, Grant 07883, Grant 11830, Irish Refugee Council, Refugees, and http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85112299

Grant:

Grant 07883 and Grant 11830

Grantee:

Irish Refugee Council

Year of Grant:

2014, 2003, and 1999

Location of Grantee:

Dublin

Rights:

Copyright is with DRI and Nick Henderson. Please see license for reuse.

Attribution:

Digital Repository of Ireland and The Atlantic Philanthropies

Doi:

https://doi.org/10.7486/DRI.3b59dx715