Dec 12, 2025 · SYDNEY – Australia’s criminal justice system contains safeguards against arbitrary detention, yet serious concerns persist over the incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres …

Jan 14, 2026 · GENEVA - The UN Committee against Torture has found that Australia failed to protect an Iranian asylum seeker from torture and ill-treatment during his years-long detention, …

Dec 15, 2025 · In addition, the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (part of Special Procedures) is the only non-treaty-based UN mechanism with the power to investigate specific complaints …

Jan 9, 2025 · GENEVA - In two landmark decisions, the UN Human Rights Committee has ruled that Australia remained responsible for the arbitrary detention of asylum seekers redirected or …

Arbitrary detention exposes the victim to the possibility of further violations, including torture or other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment; enforced and involuntary …

Nov 16, 2022 · The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Australia, with Committee Experts praising the delegation for its …

Dec 12, 2025 · GENEVA – The UN Special Rapporteur on torture, Alice Jill Edwards, today urged the Government of Pakistan to take immediate and effective action to address reports of …

International human rights law provides a clear and universal framework relating to detention, enshrined by the following standards:

Dec 12, 2025 · Introduction At the invitation of the Government of Australia, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention conducted an official visit to Australia from 1 to 12 …

Jan 27, 2025 · GENEVA – In a report drawing on its extensive investigations since the start of the Syrian conflict, the UN Syria Commission of Inquiry today detailed how the former Syrian …