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- 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 - Tasmania, Australia· 2023· Commission of InquirypendingHigh precedentcommission of inquiry
TAS Commission of Inquiry - Ashley Youth Detention
Investigation into historical child sexual abuse at Ashley Youth Detention Centre. Found decades of abuse. Led to commitment to close the facility.
child-sexual-abusedetention-abuseyouth-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 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2023favorable
CASE OF ISRAILOV v. RUSSIA (no. 21882/09)
Whether the Russian authorities violated the applicant’s right to life, the prohibition of torture and the right to liberty, and whether they conducted an effective investigation into those alleged violations.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - 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 - 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 - United Kingdom· 2023· UK Supreme CourtfavorableHigh precedent
R (AAA (Syria) & ors) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] UKSC 42
Safety of Rwanda, third country removals; non-refoulement; systemic risks
asylumnon-refoulementrefugeesystemic-deficienciesthird-country-transfers - 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 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2023favorable
CASE OF ALHOWAIS v. HUNGARY (no. 59435/17)
Whether Hungary failed to comply with its obligations under the right to life and the prohibition of torture by not conducting an effective investigation and by not protecting the applicant’s right to life.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - 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 - Queensland, Australia· 2023· QLD Parliamentadverselegislation
QLD Youth Justice Amendment Act 2023 — Electronic Monitoring
GPS tracking of children on bail
bailgps-monitoringqldsurveillance - 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 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2023adverse
CASE OF W.A. AND OTHERS v. ITALY (no. 18787/17)
Whether the proposed expulsion of the applicants to Sudan would expose them to a real risk of treatment prohibited by Article 3 (the prohibition of torture).
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - Australia (National)· 2023adversereport
SA Training Centre Visitor Report 2023
indigenous-overrepresentationisolationlockdownssa - Northern Territory, Australia· 2023· NT Supreme CourtfavorableHigh precedent
Dylan Voller Settlement with NT Government (2023)
Compensation for mistreatment in Don Dale
compensationdon-dalentsettlement - New South Wales, Australia· 2023· NSW Bureau of Crime StatisticsfavorableHigh precedentreport
Youth Justice Conferencing Evaluation (NSW BOCSAR 2023)
Effectiveness of youth justice conferencing vs court
conferencingdiversionnswreoffending - New South Wales, Australia· 2023· Independent EvaluationfavorableHigh precedentreport
Deadly Connections Diversion Evaluation (2023)
Aboriginal community-controlled diversion in Western Sydney
aboriginal-leddeadly-connectionsdiversionwestern-sydney - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2023favorable
CASE OF S.S. AND OTHERS v. HUNGARY (no. 56417/19)
Whether the applicants' removal to Serbia would constitute a collective expulsion of aliens and expose them to a real risk of treatment contrary to the prohibition of torture.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3article 4 prot 4 - Australia (National)· 2022favorable
Victorian Youth Justice Strategy 2022-2030
policy-reformtherapeuticvictoria - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2022· European Court of Human Rightsadverse
CASE OF KHASANOV AND RAKHMANOV v. RUSSIA (no. 28492/15)
Whether the applicants' extradition to Kyrgyzstan would expose them to a real risk of treatment contrary to the prohibition of torture under Article 3.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3