Aloysia Brooks
Aloysia Brooks is an Australian human rights worker.[1][2][3]
Several of Brooks's activities have stirred controversies.
Brooks married recently freed former Guantanamo captive David Hicks in 2009.[4]
In 2012 Brooks went to court, after Freedom of Information Act requests she made, for copies of email about David Hicks were turned down by officials in Australia's Prime Minister's Office.[5] Brooks had requested email between Australian Prime Minister John Howard and American President George W. Bush, American Vice President Dick Cheney and United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
Her 2014 PhD thesis was entitled "Torture, Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment in Australia: The Role of Social Work in Addressing Torture."[6] When she was awarded her PhD some press reports mocked her research, characterizing her thesis as "bees are more dangerous than terrorists".[2][7][8] Brooks's thesis supervisor, Brian Martin, published several academic papers analyzing the press criticism of Brooks and her thesis.[9]
Publications
- "Torture and terror post-9/11: The role of social work in responding to torture". International Social Work 58 (2): 320–331. 2015. doi:10.1177/0020872813487932. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0020872813487932?casa_token=XSNv1kIZYFQAAAAA:aA_nFo47xCIWeAgiG-B9Npln-2NqOouQcMMyw_kGBST25m2xRoONuGPICVDJ1n0pOwzwkASHDhD40A. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
References
- ↑ "Former Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks ties the knot". Daily Telegraph (UK). 2009-08-03. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/former-guantanamo-bay-inmate-david-hicks-ties-the-knot/story-e6freuy9-1225757236837. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kylar Loussikian (2017-05-25). "David Hicks’ estranged partner Aloysia Brooks receives PhD for arguing bees more dangerous than terrorist bombers". Daily Telegraph (Australia). http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/david-hicks-estranged-partner-aloysia-brooks-receives-phd-for-arguing-bees-more-dangerous-than-terrorist-bombers/news-story/a75f4e37acdcbc50ed28b6a048431e11. Retrieved 2017-05-25. "The lack of a “war on bees” proves tough counter-terrorism laws are simply political acts, according to the PhD thesis written by human rights activist Aloysia Brooks."
- ↑ Samaya Chanthaphavong (2012-06-26). "Interview with Aloysia Brooks". Right Now. Archived from the original on 2017-06-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20170603054159/http://rightnow.org.au/opinion-3/interview-with-aloysia-brooks/.
- ↑ Daniel Wills (2009-08-02). "David Hicks marries in secret ceremony". Adelaide Now. http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/breaking-news/david-hicks-marries-in-secret-ceremony/news-story/bd40915fbaf5708a54f775fa51d156a4. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
- ↑ Natalie O'Brien (2015-06-20). "Prime Minister's office forced to hand over sensitive documents on David Hicks". Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/prime-ministers-office-forced-to-hand-over-sensitive-documents-on-david-hicks-20150617-ghqkw1.html. Retrieved 2017-06-02. "But the commissioner said that there was no need to consult with foreign government officials when the documents did not touch on their personal privacy. He found there was no basis for a "practical refusal" under the FOI act."
- ↑ Aloysia Brooks (2014). Torture, Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment in Australia: The Role of Social Work in Addressing Torture. University of Sydney, Faculty of Education and Social Work. https://books.google.ca/books?id=kNO_sgEACAAJ&dq=%22aloysia+brooks%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwim8e2W4PvYAhWiz4MKHXS1BWIQ6AEIKTAA. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
- ↑ "Bees more lethal than terrorists, says David Hicks’ estranged wife". The Australian. 2017-05-25. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/terror/bees-more-lethal-than-terrorists-says-david-hicks-estranged-wife/news-story/bc1ec4fd3f0250d4a26dc1bc7eea3143. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
- ↑ Agron Latifi (2017-05-27). "Controversial thesis for UOW from former Guantánamo Bay detainee David Hicks’ estranged partner". Illawarra Mercury. https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/4690474/thesis-from-hicks-former-partner-ok/. Retrieved 2021-03-07. "The PhD thesis by human rights activist Aloysia Brooks has been criticized for suggesting bee stings are more dangerous than terrorist attacks. But a UOW spokesperson said the candidate provided evidence to support her arguments and conclusions throughout the thesis."
- ↑ Brian Martin (2018-09-06). "A cruel sting on a PhD graduate: analysis of a Daily Telegraph story". University of Wollongong. https://www.bmartin.cc/pubs/18Loussikian.pdf. Retrieved 2021-03-07. ". In particular, I was Brooks’ principal supervisor for her PhD thesis, and I was a secondary target in Loussikian’s story as well as in previous stories by him attacking the PhD thesis of another one of my PhD students, Judy Wilyman."
