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- United States· 2020· US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuitfavorable
Innovation Law Lab v Wolf, 951 F.3d 1073 (9th Cir. 2020)
'Remain in Mexico' (MPP) policy; statutory authority; refoulement risk
asylumborder-externalizationnon-refoulementrefugeestatutory-authority - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2020· European Court of Human RightsfavorableHigh precedent
CASE OF M.K. AND OTHERS v. POLAND (no. 40503/17)
Whether the applicants' expulsion to a country where they faced a real risk of torture would breach the prohibition of torture, the right to an effective remedy, and the prohibition of collective expulsion.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3article 4 prot 4 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2020· European Court of Human RightsadverseHigh precedent
CASE OF N.D. AND N.T. v. SPAIN (no. 8675/15)
Whether Spain’s removal of the applicants without individual consideration violated the prohibition of collective expulsion of aliens under Article 4 of Protocol No. 4 and the right to an effective remedy under Article 13.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3article 4 prot 4 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2020· European Court of Human RightsfavorableHigh precedent
CASE OF SHIKSAITOV v. SLOVAKIA (no. 56751/16)
Whether the applicant's detention for extradition was lawful under the right to liberty and security and whether the lack of compensation for unlawful detention breached that right.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulement - United States (Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit)· 2020· Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jenny Flores v. Jeffrey Rosen, 984 F.3d 720
US court opinion from Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JENNY LISETTE FLORES, No. 19-56326 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v. 2:85-cv-04544- DMG-AGR JEFFREY A. ROSEN, Acting Attorney General; CHAD F. WOLF; U.S.
united statesimmigration detention - Victoria, Australia· 2020· Coroners Court of VictoriafavorableHigh precedent
Inquest into the Death of Tanya Day (2020)
Aboriginal death in custody after arrest for public drunkenness
death-in-custodydecriminalisationpublic-drunkennesstanya-day - D.D.C.· 2020
A.B.-b v. Morgan
Children from Honduras, Ecuador, and Mexico seek asylum in the United States based on fears of kidnapping and violence
refugeeasylum - United Nations· 2020
Promo-LEX, on behalf of VC (deceased) v Moldova
A case before the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women regarding admissibility and merits.
Human RightsDiscrimination - 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 - Court of Appeal of Douai· 2019· Court of Appeal of Douaifavorable
X v. Prefect of Pas de Calais, No RG19/00334
The case concerned the refusal of an extension of administrative detention and the release of an applicant due to the lack of examination of their vulnerability by a medical doctor.
refugeeasylumdetention - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2019· European Court of Human Rightsfavorable
CASE OF HAGHILO v. CYPRUS (no. 47920/12)
Whether Cyprus has taken sufficient measures to prevent new violations and to comply with the Court's judgment, satisfying the right to enforcement of judgments.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2019· European Court of Human Rightsfavorable
CASE OF N.A. v. FINLAND (no. 25244/18)
Whether the applicant's expulsion from Finland to his home country would expose him to a real risk of death or torture, violating his right to life and the absolute prohibition of torture.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - Queensland, Australia· 2019· Queensland Governmentfavorablegovernment review
Queensland Youth Justice Strategy 2019-2023
Major overhaul of QLD youth justice. Four Pillars: Intervene Early, Keep Children Out of Court, Keep Children Out of Custody, Reduce Reoffending.
diversionearly-interventionyouth-justice - European Court of Human Rights· 2019· ECtHR (Grand Chamber)favorableHigh precedent
Ilias and Ahmed v Hungary (GC), App No 47287/15 (2019)
Transit-zone confinement; removal to Serbia; procedural safeguards
asylumdetention-conditionsprocedural-safeguardsrefugeetransit-zones - United States (District Court, District of Columbia)· 2019· District Court, District of Columbia
I.A. v. Barr (Civil Action No. 2019-2530)
US court opinion from District Court, District of Columbia. LA. etal, Plaintiffs, v. WILLIAM BARR et al., Defendants. FILED AUG 21 2015 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Clerk, U.S. District and FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Bankruptcy Courts Case: 1:19-cv—02530 Assigned To : Kelly, Ti
united statesimmigration detention - European Court of Human Rights· 2019· European Court of Human Rightsfavorable
A.A. v. Switzerland
The case revolves around the assessment of persecution for religious purposes in the country of origin, specifically focusing on how an applicant's faith practices would be impacted upon return.
refugeeasylumreligious-persecution - 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 - New South Wales, Australia· 2018· KPMG Independent EvaluationfavorableHigh precedentreport
Maranguka Justice Reinvestment Evaluation (2018)
Community-controlled justice reinvestment in Bourke
aboriginal-ledbourkeevaluationjustice-reinvestment - 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 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2018· European Court of Human Rightsfavorable
CASE OF S.Z. v. GREECE (no. 66702/13)
Whether Greece violated the applicant's rights under the prohibition of torture and the right to liberty and security by subjecting him to degrading treatment and by detaining him without lawful basis and without an effective judicial review.
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