Commission reports raising ICCPR Article 7 issues

Rights and Freedoms

No. 46: Yousefi family v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Citizenship) (2011)
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
Human rights considered: ICCPR Articles 7, 9, 10; CRC Articles 3.1, 3.2, 24.1, 28.1, 37(a), 37(c)
No. 35: Report of an inquiry into a complaint by Mr AV of a breach of his human rights while in immigration detention (2006)
Use of force on detainee
Human rights considered: ICCPR Articles 7, 10
No. 27: Report of an inquiry into a complaint by Ms KJ concerning events at Woomera Immigration Reception and Processing Centre between 29-30 March 2002 (2004)
Complaints, by woman and on behalf of her seven year old son, affected by tear gas and struck during riot in detention centre, of inhuman or degrading treatment and failure to respect humanity and dignity :not upheld. Complaint on behalf of son struck with baton: upheld.
Report No. 5: Preliminary Report on the detention of Boat people (1997)