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- Queensland, Australia· 2023· QLD Human Rights CommissionpendingHigh precedenthuman rights investigation
QLD Watch House Crisis - Children in Adult Police Cells
Hundreds of children held in adult police watch houses for weeks due to detention overcrowding. Children as young as 10 in cells designed for adults, denied education.
detention-conditionshuman-rightsyouth-justice - Australia (National)· 2023· High Court of AustraliafavorableHigh precedent
NZYQ v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] HCA 37
Whether indefinite immigration detention of a non-citizen who cannot be removed in the reasonably foreseeable future is within Commonwealth power.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementimmigration detentionindefinite detention - Tasmania, Australia· 2023· Commission of InquirypendingHigh precedentcommission of inquiry
TAS Commission of Inquiry - Ashley Youth Detention
Investigation into historical child sexual abuse at Ashley Youth Detention Centre. Found decades of abuse. Led to commitment to close the facility.
child-sexual-abusedetention-abuseyouth-justice - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2023favorable
CASE OF S.S. AND OTHERS v. HUNGARY (no. 56417/19)
Whether the applicants' removal to Serbia would constitute a collective expulsion of aliens and expose them to a real risk of treatment contrary to the prohibition of torture.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3article 4 prot 4 - Western Australia, Australia· 2023· Inspector of Custodial ServicesadverseHigh precedentinspection report
WA Inspector Report - Unit 18 Casuarina
Inspection of Unit 18 at Casuarina adult prison where children were held. Found conditions breached international obligations and domestic law.
adult-prisondetention-conditionsindigenous-rightsyouth-justice - New South Wales, Australia· 2023· NSW Inspector of Custodial Servicespendinginspection report
NSW Inspector of Custodial Services - Youth Justice
Inspections of NSW youth justice centres (Cobham, Reiby, Frank Baxter, Acmena). Found overcrowding, >50% Aboriginal children, inadequate programs.
detention-conditionsindigenous-rightsyouth-justice - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2023favorable
CASE OF A.M.A. v. THE NETHERLANDS (no. 23048/19)
Whether the applicant's removal to Bahrain would expose him to a real risk of treatment contrary to Article 3 (the prohibition of torture).
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - European Court of Justice· 2023· Court of Justice of the European Union (First Chamber)pending
X v International Protection Appeals Tribunal and Others
Whether determining authorities must obtain up-to-date country of origin information and medico-legal reports on mental health when assessing asylum applications under Article 4(1) of Directive 2004/83.
refugeeasylum - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2022· European Court of Human Rightsadverse
CASE OF A.A. AND OTHERS v. NORTH MACEDONIA (no. 55798/16)
Whether the applicants' removal from North Macedonia constituted a collective expulsion prohibited by the Convention and whether they had an effective remedy to challenge that measure.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3article 4 prot 4 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2022favorable
CASE OF S.H. v. MALTA (no. 37241/21)
Whether the applicant's proposed expulsion to Bangladesh would expose him to a real risk of torture and deprive him of an effective remedy, contrary to the prohibition of torture and the right to an effective remedy.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - 6th Circuit· 2022· United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
29 F.4th 763
The case involved derivative family members granted asylum in the United States.
asylumrefugee - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2022favorable
CASE OF W.A. AND OTHERS v. HUNGARY (no. 64050/16)
Whether the applicants' expulsion to Serbia would expose them to a real risk of treatment contrary to Article 3.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2022· European Court of Human Rightsfavorable
CASE OF A.I. AND OTHERS v. POLAND (no. 39028/17)
Whether Poland fulfilled its obligation to comply with final judgments by taking measures to avoid further violations and by paying the amounts awarded in the judgment.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3article 4 prot 4 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2022· European Court of Human Rightsadverse
CASE OF KHASANOV AND RAKHMANOV v. RUSSIA (no. 28492/15)
Whether the applicants' extradition to Kyrgyzstan would expose them to a real risk of treatment contrary to the prohibition of torture under Article 3.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - Western Australia, Australia· 2022· Inspector of Custodial ServicespendingHigh precedentinspection report
OICS Review of Banksia Hill Detention Centre
Multiple inspections found systemic failures: high isolation use, self-harm, staff shortages. Children transferred to adult facility (Casuarina Unit 18) as emergency.
detention-conditionsindigenous-rightsyouth-justice - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2022· European Court of Human Rightsfavorable
CASE OF A.B. AND OTHERS v. POLAND (no. 42907/17)
Whether the applicants' removal to Belarus would expose them to treatment contrary to the prohibition of torture, and whether the removal constituted a collective expulsion of aliens in breach of the Protocol.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3article 4 prot 4 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2022· European Court of Human Rightsfavorable
CASE OF T.Z. AND OTHERS v. POLAND (no. 41764/17)
Whether Poland has taken effective measures to prevent further violations of the applicants' rights following the Court's earlier finding of a violation.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3article 4 prot 4 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2022· European Court of Human Rightsfavorable
CASE OF O.M. AND D.S. v. UKRAINE (no. 18603/12)
Whether the applicants' removal to Kyrgyzstan would breach the prohibition of torture and whether the authorities unlawfully hindered their right to bring an individual application.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2022· European Court of Human RightsfavorableHigh precedent
CASE OF H.F. AND OTHERS v. FRANCE (no. 24384/19)
Whether the French authorities’ refusal to allow the applicants, who are French nationals, to return to France violated their right not to be expelled from their own country under Article 3 of Protocol No. 4.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3article 4 prot 4 - 8th Circuit· 2021· 8th Circuit
11 F.4th 834
The case involved a fourteen-year-old orphan who was welcomed as a refugee in Minnesota and later experienced homelessness.
refugeeasylum