Saphia Fleury worked for the NGO Amnesty International for 15 years before joining the University of Hull to conduct research into climate migration. She has a keen interest in human rights law, refugee issues and environmental change. Saphia is also an Expert Reviewer for the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Fleury, S. (2024) ‘Written evidence to the Public Accounts Committee submitted by Dr Saphia Fleury to the Inquiry on Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership’, UK Parliament (Written evidence), https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/129338/pdf/
Fleury, S. (2022) ‘Written evidence by Saphia Fleury (ASU0015) to the Human Rights Joint Committee inquiry on Human Rights of Asylum Seekers in the UK’, UK Parliament (Written evidence), https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/114229/html/
Fleury, S. (2021) “The impact of Covid-19 on child carers in the UK: Written evidence to the Inquiry on Children’s Rights in the Covid-19 Pandemic”, UK Parliament (Written evidence).
Research Interests
Climate change, environmental governance, human rights, fair trial law, human migration, refugees, climate refugees, immigration, climate emergency, Vietnam, Montserrat
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Reduce inequality within and among countries
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
