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<ul> <li><a href="node/1594">No. 46: Yousefi family v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Citizenship)</a> (2011)<br>Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment; detention disproportionate to Commonwealth’s objectives; best interests of child and right to care and protection; access to health care and education<br>Human rights considered: ICCPR Articles 7, 9, 10; CRC Articles 3.1, 3.2, 24.1, 28.1, 37(a), 37(c)</li> <li><a href="node/1605">No. 35: Report of an inquiry into a complaint by Mr AV of a breach of his human rights while in immigration detention</a> (2006)</li></ul>

<ul> <li><a href="node/8674">Manus Island Regional Processing Centre Proposal</a> (April 2013) </li> <li><a href="node/8611">Examination of the Migration (Regional Processing) package of legislation</a> - January 2013<br>Human rights discussed: ICCPR Articles 2.1, 2.2,  7, 9.1, 9.4, 14, 17, 23, 26; ICESCR Articles 6, 11; CRC Articles 2, 3.1, 8.1, 10.1, 20, 22,37.b; CAT Articles 3, 16</li> <li><a href="node/8718">Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012</a> - December 2012</li></ul>

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<p><span style="line-height: 1.53em;">Article 18 of the ICCPR distinguishes between the freedom to hold a particular belief, and the freedom to manifest that belief in conduct. It is clear from the different focuses of paragraphs (2) and (3) of article 18 that the freedom to hold a belief is broader than the freedom to act upon it.</span></p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.53em;">Of course, persons who express religious opinions may also be protected under  <a href="/node/8742"> </a>, which recognises  the right to freedom of expression.</span></p>

<p><span style="line-height: 1.538em; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal;">Article 18 of the ICCPR explicitly includes the freedom to manifest beliefs ‘in community with others’.  </span></p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.538em; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal;">As prominent human rights scholar Yoram Dinstein explains:</span></p>

A page of current applications to the Australian Human Rights Commission for temporary exemptions under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth).

<p>ICCPR Article 9 addresses some of the most basic liberty rights, and has been the subject of a large amount of Commission work including through submissions. </p>

<p>ICCPR Article 9 recognises some of the most basic liberty rights.  Commission reports on complaints under the Australian Human Rights Commission Act involve extensive work in this area.</p> <p>Reports are also available on the Commission's This page is intended to provide more convenient access to this work in relation to ICCPR Article 9 specifically.</p> <p>Many of these reports  demonstrate that breaches of ICCPR Article 9 also lead to breaches of other rights by Australia.</p>

Explore the biography of media identity David Marr, who abandoned the law to write for the Fairfax press and broadcast for ABC radio and television.

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