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- South Australia, Australia· 2024· SA Coroner's Courtpending
Inquest into the Death of Wayne Fella Morrison (2024)
Aboriginal man restrained and hooded in transport van
death-in-custodyrestraintsaspit-hood - Queensland, Australia· 2024· Queensland Parliamentadverselegislative reform
QLD Anti-Association Laws (Youth)
QLD introduced provisions allowing breach of bail for young people associating with co-offenders. Civil liberties groups challenge as effectively criminalising friendship.
civil-libertiestough-on-crimeyouth-justice - North Macedonia· 2024
North Macedonia Romani Children Education Case
Supreme Court ruled in favour of ERRC on discrimination against Romani children in juvenile detention education. First actio popularis judgment in North Macedonia.
juvenile-detentionright-to-educationroma-rights - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2024High precedent
CASE OF VEREIN KLIMASENIORINNEN SCHWEIZ AND OTHERS v. SWITZERLAND (no. 53600/20)
Whether Switzerland's insufficient climate policies breach the applicants' right to private and family life and their right of access to a court.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - Australia (National)· 2024favorableHigh precedent
Tasmania Ashley Youth Detention Centre Closure 2024
abuse-responseclosuretasmaniatherapeutic-replacement - United States (Court of Appeals for the First Circuit)· 2024· Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Escobar Larin v. Garland (24-1428)
US court opinion from Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit Nos. 23-2088, 24-1428 JOSE RODOLFO ESCOBAR LARIN, Petitioner, v. MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General, Respondent. PETITIONS FOR REVIEW OF ORDERS OF THE BOARD OF IMMIG
united statesimmigration detention - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2024favorable
CASE OF M.A. AND Z.R. v. CYPRUS (no. 39090/20)
Whether Cyprus's expulsion of the applicants violated their rights under the prohibition of torture, the prohibition of collective expulsion of aliens and the right to an effective remedy.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3article 4 prot 4 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2024
CASE OF SHEROV AND OTHERS v. POLAND (no. 54029/17)
Whether Poland complied with the Court's judgment by providing adequate information on measures to prevent new violations and by paying the compensation awarded.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3article 4 prot 4 - 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· Independent EvaluationfavorableHigh precedentreport
Deadly Connections Diversion Evaluation (2023)
Aboriginal community-controlled diversion in Western Sydney
aboriginal-leddeadly-connectionsdiversionwestern-sydney - Australia (National)· 2023adverseHigh precedentlegislation
QLD Youth Justice Amendment Act 2023
breach-of-bailindigenous-impactqldregression - 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 - 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 - Western Australia, Australia· 2023· Inspector of Custodial ServicespendingHigh precedentreport
WA Inspector of Custodial Services Report on Banksia Hill (2023)
Conditions at Banksia Hill and Unit 18
banksia-hillsolitary-confinementunit-18wa - ACT, Australia· 2023· ACT Legislative AssemblyfavorableHigh precedentlegislation
ACT Children and Young People (Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility) Amendment Act 2023
Raising minimum age of criminal responsibility to 14
actcriminal-responsibilityraise-the-agereform - 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 - 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 - Montana, USA· 2023
Held v. Montana - Youth Climate Rights
Landmark case where youth plaintiffs successfully argued Montana violated their constitutional right to a clean environment. First US case affirming youth climate rights.
climate-justiceconstitutional-rightsyouth-rights - Australia (National)· 2023· NATSILSpendingreport
NATSILS Position Paper — Youth Justice Reform (2023)
Aboriginal legal services position on youth justice
aboriginal-legal-servicesnatsilspolicyreform - South Australia, Australia· 2023· SA Law Reform Institutependinginquiry
FASD and the Criminal Justice System (SA Law Reform Institute 2023)
Legal capacity and FASD in criminal proceedings
fasdfitness-to-pleadlaw-reformsa