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Mr IB and Mr IC v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2019)

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Mr BP, Ms BQ and Miss BR v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2019)

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Media statement: Use of force in immigration detention

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Fourteen complaints about the use of force in immigration detention form the basis for a comprehensive thematic report by the Australian Human Rights Commission tabled in Parliament

today.


 

The report considers the practices of handcuffing detainees, use of physical force within centres including arm and elbow locks, operations conducted by the Emergency Response Team (ERT), and the use of face masks.

 

Use of force in immigration detention

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Court finds asylum seekers entitled to fair process

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Up to 71 asylum seekers who missed out on making an application for a protection visa were still entitled to a fair assessment of their claims the Full Federal Court has held.

The Court accepted submissions from the Australian Human Rights Commission that an internal process established by the Department of Home Affairs should have provided them with procedural fairness.

Ms HM and Master YM v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs)

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Transferring asylum seeker families to Nauru – human rights report

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The practice of sending to Nauru families with young children who arrived in Australia seeking asylum is the subject of an inquiry report by the Australian Human Rights Commission tabled in Parliament today.[1]

Mr Richard Lancaster SC, as delegate of the President, found that the regional processing centre on Nauru was not an appropriate place to send families with young children.

Ms BK, Ms CO and Mr DE on behalf of themselves and their families v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs)

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Urgent call for Federal Government to protect 30,000 refugees and asylum seekers at risk in the community

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The Australian Human Rights Commission calls on the Australian Government to make urgent changes to improve protections for approximately 30,000 refugees and asylum seekers living in the Australian community.

Lives on hold: Refugees and asylum seekers in the 'Legacy caseload' (2019)

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