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- Queensland, Australia· 2023· QLD Parliamentadverselegislation
QLD Youth Justice Amendment Act 2023 — Electronic Monitoring
GPS tracking of children on bail
bailgps-monitoringqldsurveillance - New South Wales, Australia· 2023· NSW Parliamentfavorablelegislation
Bail Amendment (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples) Act 2023 NSW
Culturally appropriate bail considerations
aboriginal-rightsbailclosing-the-gapnsw - 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 - New South Wales, Australia· 2022· UNSW Evaluationfavorablereport
Toomelah Justice Reinvestment Project Evaluation (2022)
Justice reinvestment in remote Aboriginal community
aboriginal-ledjustice-reinvestmentnswtoomelah - Australia (National)· 2022favorable
Victorian Youth Justice Strategy 2022-2030
policy-reformtherapeuticvictoria - Australia (National)· 2022· AIHW / multiple evaluatorspendingreport
Throughcare Evaluation — Reintegration After Detention (2022)
Post-detention support and reintegration
housingrecidivismreintegrationthroughcare - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2014· European Court of Human Rightsfavorable
CASE OF AL NASHIRI v. POLAND (no. 28761/11)
Whether Poland’s actions regarding the applicant’s arrest, detention, rendition and exposure to the death penalty violated his rights under the Convention, particularly the prohibition of torture, the right to liberty, the right to a fair trial, the right to private and family life, the right to an effective remedy and the right to life.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2014· European Court of Human Rightsfavorable
CASE OF HUSAYN (ABU ZUBAYDAH) v. POLAND (no. 7511/13)
Whether Poland's actions violated the applicant's rights, including the prohibition of torture and the right to liberty and security
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - 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 - Queensland, Australia· 1999· Commission of Inquiryfavorablecommission of inquiry
Commission of Inquiry into QLD Youth Detention
Forde Inquiry into abuse of children in QLD youth detention and residential care. Found systematic physical, sexual, and emotional abuse.
child-protectiondetention-abuseyouth-justice