Nyadol Nyuon

Lawyer, Media Commentator

Nyadol Nyuon is lawyer and media commentator and the Executive Director of the Sir Zelman Cowen Centre (at Victoria University). Nyadol is also the Chair of the Harmony Alliance, a national advocacy body for migrant and refugee women. Her work centres on legal reform, social justice, human rights and the rights of people with refugee experiences and those seeking asylum.

Nyadol was born in a refugee camp in Itang, Ethiopia, and raised in Kakuma Refugee Camp,  Kenya. She moved to Australia as a refugee in 2005 at the age of eighteen, where she pursued and completed a Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor. 

She is a regular contributor to the ABC and The Guardian, and a passionate public speaker. In 2020 she delivered an address at the National Press Club calling for a revolutionary reimagining of multiculturalism in Australia and calling out prejudice. She was a finalist nominee for the 2022 Victoria Australian of the year Awards.

Social Links
LinkedIn: @nyadol-nyuon
Instagram: @NyadolNyuon