Karen Collier
Karen Collier holds a Masters of Peace and Conflict Studies from Sydney University. For the past 15 years, she has worked closely with individuals and vulnerable populations with experiences of trauma in contexts of war and conflict, political and religious persecution, terror, state sponsored violence and forced displacement. Her work has been primarily focused on advancing the health, wellbeing and resilience of individuals, communities and organisations in culturally diverse contexts.
Recent articles by Karen Collier
30 January 2025
Why did they shoot? Pakistan's unprecedented incident of state-sanctioned violence
Of the two billion voters who set out to vote across 60 countries last year, 33 percent were from the Commonwealth, a 56-member union with 2.7 billion citizens. In 2024, demands for democracy and human rights characterised elections worldwide. But many voters within the Commonwealth faced more dangerous political environments, where peaceful resistance was met with brute force.