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20 cases across 14 issue areas. Filter by topic, outcome, or precedent strength. Each profile is a starting point for adaptation, not a finishing line.
- Canada (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada)· 2026· Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
St‑Germain v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 CanLII 37541 (CA IRB)
Canadian decision of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (docket MC6-00713). Indexed terms: common-law partner — family class — father — child — foreign.
canadarefugeeasylum - Canada (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada)· 2026· Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Benny v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 CanLII 37529 (CA IRB)
Canadian decision of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (docket VC6-03543). Indexed terms: jurisdiction to consider — sponsorship application — meet the requirements — humanitarian — ineligible to sponsor his parents.
canadarefugeeasylum - European Court of Human Rights· 2026· European Court of Human Rightsadverse
K.A. v. Austria
Whether the applicant's detention as a person of unsound mind and the availability of judicial review of that detention satisfied the right to liberty and security.
human-rightsliberty-and-security - Canada (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada)· 2026· Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Ying v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 CanLII 37526 (CA IRB)
Canadian decision of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (docket TC5-28242). Indexed terms: weighs against granting special relief — five-year period — card — hardship — non-compliance with the residency obligation.
canadarefugeeasylum - Canada (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada)· 2026· Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Harewood-Simpson v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 CanLII 53687 (CA IRB)
Canadian decision of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (docket VC5-20811). Indexed terms: jurisdiction to consider — sponsorship application — null ab initio — humanitarian — compassionate.
canadarefugeeasylum - European Court of Human Rights· 2026· European Court of Human Rightsfavorable
J.B. v. Greece
Whether the applicant's expulsion from Greece would expose him to a real risk of treatment contrary to the prohibition of torture.
human-rightstortureeffective-remedy - Canada (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada)· 2026· Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Jimenez v Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2026 CanLII 52026 (CA IRB)
Canadian decision of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (docket 0018-C5-00308-01 AH). Indexed terms: organization — thefts — person concerned — criminal — panel.
canadarefugeeasylum - Australia (National)· 2024· UN Human Rights Counciladverseinquiry
UN Special Rapporteur Visit to Australia — Detention Conditions (2024)
International inspection of Australian detention facilities
detention-conditionshuman-rightsinternationalun - Northern Territory, Australia· 2024· NT Coroner's Courtpending
Inquest into the Death of Kumanjayi Walker (2024)
Police shooting of Aboriginal man during welfare check
ntpolice-shootingremote-communitiessystemic-failure - Northern Territory, Australia· 2023· NT Supreme CourtfavorableHigh precedent
Dylan Voller Settlement with NT Government (2023)
Compensation for mistreatment in Don Dale
compensationdon-dalentsettlement - Northern Territory, Australia· 2023· NT Legislative Assemblyadverselegislation
NT Youth Justice and Related Legislation Amendment Act 2023
Raising then lowering age of criminal responsibility
ntpolitical-reversalraise-the-age - Queensland, Australia· 2023· QLD Human Rights Commissionpending
Children on Remand in QLD Watch Houses (2023)
Children held in adult police watch houses
human-rightsqueenslandremandwatch-houses - 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 - New South Wales, Australia· 2022· Inspector of Custodial Servicespendingreport
NSW Inspector of Custodial Services Report on Strip Searching Children (2022)
Routine strip searching of children in detention
childrenhuman-rightsnswstrip-searching - Northern Territory, Australia· 2022· NT Court of Criminal AppealfavorableHigh precedent
Baker v The Queen (2022) NTCCA
Cultural considerations in youth sentencing
bugmycultural-factorsntsentencing - Australia (National)· 2019· UN Committee on the Rights of the ChildadverseHigh precedentreport
UN Committee on the Rights of the Child Report on Australia (2019)
International review of Australia's youth justice
crchuman-rightsinternational-lawun - Northern Territory, Australia· 2016· Royal CommissionfavorableHigh precedent
Use of Force in Don Dale Youth Detention Centre (2015-2016)
Tear gas, spit hoods, restraint chairs on children
don-dalenttear-gasuse-of-force - Australia (National)· 2015· Amnesty Internationalfavorablengo report
Amnesty: A Brighter Tomorrow - Indigenous Kids
Documented crisis in Indigenous youth detention. Mapped 10x overrepresentation pathway from welfare to justice system.
human-rightsindigenous-rightsyouth-justice - United States· 2015
Hernandez and Guereca Bentacour v United States and ors
An appeal judgment regarding immigration and human rights.
immigrationhuman-rights - Northern Territory, Australia· 2014· NT Children's CommissionerpendingHigh precedent
NT Tear Gas Incident — Don Dale (2014)
Use of tear gas on children in detention
don-dalenttear-gasuse-of-force