Jasmine is in her fourth year of a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of International Relations and Politics at the University of Canberra in Australia. She has recently completed a trimester of study at Mahidol University in Thailand as part of her New Colombo Plan scholarship program, which is an Australian Government initiative that supports undergraduate students to live, study and intern in the Indo-Pacific region. She will be interning under the Transnational Crime and Technology team for 6 months and will support the team with the planning and completion of events, research, and other activities during this time.

Her fields of interest are international human and child rights law as well as international environmental law and she wishes to work in these areas once completing her studies. She is particularly interested in learning about how policy can be developed and used to advocate for women and children from marginalised communities who are some of the most vulnerable demographics for human trafficking. Gaining a better understanding of how international diplomacy, stakeholder negotiations and international law are applied in the context of transnational crime and technology are some of the things she looks forward to whilst interning with the RSO.

Recommended Book: Blood and Earth: Modern Slavery, Ecocide, and the Secret to Saving the World, Kevin Bales

The book explores the link between modern-day slavery and environmental destruction, revealing how the exploitation of people in lawless regions also devastates the planet. Through his research, Bales shows how global supply chains, from cellphones to shrimp, are connected to both human trafficking and environmental harm.

Email: jasmine.glasser@rso.baliprocess.net