Leeanne Torpey have served as the Campaign Coordinator for the Global Campaign to End Child Immigration Detention for the past four years.
This year, 2017, marks five years since the International Detention Coalition launched the Global Campaign to End Child Immigration Detention. In that moment, at the United Nations in Geneva, what is set in motion is a global collaborative effort grounded in a simple vision: a world that cherishes the humanity and dignity of children.
She says that “every country faces really different challenges…” and that “sharing insight with others working on the same issue worldwide is valuable and often leads to new approaches, and more importantly, new energy.”