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21 cases across 14 issue areas. Filter by topic, outcome, or precedent strength. Each profile is a starting point for adaptation, not a finishing line.
- 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 - 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 - 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 - Victoria, Australia· 2024· Victorian ParliamentfavorableHigh precedentlegislative reform
Victorian Youth Justice Act 2024 - Raising the Age
Victoria legislated to raise minimum age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12 (2024), then to 14 by 2027. First state with phased raise-the-age approach.
age-of-responsibilityindigenous-rightsyouth-justice - Australia (National)· 2024· AIHWfavorablestatistical report
AIHW Youth Justice in Australia Annual Report
Annual statistical report: 4,300+ young people in youth justice on any given day. Aboriginal children 14x more likely under supervision. 85% male.
dataindigenous-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 - South Australia, Australia· 2023· SA Training Centre Visitorpendinginspection report
SA Training Centre Visitor - Kurlana Tapa Reports
Independent oversight of Kurlana Tapa. Found Aboriginal overrepresentation (60%+), high safe room use, limited programs, staff burnout.
detention-conditionsindigenous-rightsyouth-justice - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Australia (National)· 2020· Coalition of PeaksadverseHigh precedentnational agreement
Closing the Gap Target 11 - Youth Justice
Target 11: reduce Aboriginal youth detention rate by 30% by 2031. Current trajectory: WORSENING - rate increased from 21x to 23x overrepresentation.
closing-the-gapindigenous-rightsyouth-justice - 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 - Australia (National)· 2018· Australian Law Reform CommissionfavorableHigh precedentreport
ALRC Report 133 - Pathways to Justice
Comprehensive inquiry into Aboriginal incarceration overrepresentation. Found justice reinvestment, Aboriginal-controlled sentencing, bail reform most effective.
indigenous-rightsjustice-reinvestmentyouth-justice - Northern Territory, Australia· 2017· Royal CommissionfavorableHigh precedentroyal commission
Royal Commission into Protection and Detention of Children in NT
Systematic abuse of children in youth detention including tear-gassing, hooding, restraint chairs, solitary confinement at Don Dale. Triggered by ABC Four Corners footage.
detention-conditionsindigenous-rightsyouth-justice - United States· 2015
Hernandez and Guereca Bentacour v United States and ors
An appeal judgment regarding immigration and human rights.
immigrationhuman-rights - 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 - Australia (National)· 2013· Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committeefavorablesenate inquiry
Senate Inquiry into Justice Reinvestment
First federal parliamentary inquiry into justice reinvestment. Heard evidence from Bourke, international experts, and Aboriginal organisations.
indigenous-rightsjustice-reinvestmentparliamentary-inquiry - Australia (National)· 1997· Human Rights CommissionfavorableHigh precedentnational inquiry
Bringing Them Home - Stolen Generations
National Inquiry into the separation of Aboriginal children from families. Foundational understanding of intergenerational trauma driving justice contact.
child-removalindigenous-rightsintergenerational-traumastolen-generations