REFUGEE & ASYLUMStrategic litigation and advocacy protecting people seeking asylum, across courts and borders.
6 results
Lens: Refugee & Asylumdetention-conditionsjudicial-oversightjail-usetransit-zonesGlobal
- J.B. and Others v. Malta - Migrant Minor Detention
ECHR found Malta violated Article 3 (inhuman treatment) and Article 5 (liberty) in detention of six Bangladeshi minors. Landmark ruling on child migrant detention standards.
CaseAI-extracted, unconfirmedMalta (ECHR)· 2024 - End Immigration Detention / #WelcomeToCanada
End use of provincial jails for immigration detention; broader detention reform
CampaignCanada· 2020 - Ilias and Ahmed v Hungary (GC), App No 47287/15 (2019)
Transit-zone confinement; removal to Serbia; procedural safeguards
Case verifiedAI-extracted, unconfirmedfavorableEuropean Court of Human Rights· 2019 - Families Belong Together
End family separation and detention; reunify families; humane asylum policies
CampaignUnited States· 2018 - Lawyers for Human Rights v Minister of Home Affairs [2017] ZACC 22
Immigration detention safeguards; judicial oversight
Case verifiedAI-extracted, unconfirmedfavorableSouth Africa· 2017 - M.S.S. v Belgium and Greece (GC), App No 30696/09
Dublin transfer to Greece; reception & detention conditions; effective remedy
Case verifiedAI-extracted, unconfirmedfavorableEuropean Court of Human Rights· 2011