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The Historic Conviction of Hissène Habré

Published June 2, 2016June 16, 2016 by Adam Fletcher in Chad, Civil and political rights, Crimes against Humanity, Diplomatic Immunity, Freedom from cruel inhuman and degrading treatment, Freedom from slavery/forced labour, Freedom from torture, International Criminal Court, Right to a fair trial, Right to life, Senegal

Tony Abbott’s contempt for international human rights law

Published March 31, 2016June 16, 2016 by Sarah Joseph in Australia, Freedom from torture, Indonesia, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka, Tony Abbott, War crimes

The 2015 Human Rights Report – Torture and Refoulement: the Shame of Liberal Democracies

Published May 11, 2015May 18, 2015 by Sarah Joseph in Asylum, Australia, Freedom from torture, Refugees, United States

Hicks conviction overturned – is he owed an apology or assistance?

Published February 23, 2015 by Adam Fletcher in Australia, David Hicks, Freedom from arbitrary detention, Freedom from cruel inhuman and degrading treatment, Freedom from torture, George Brandis, Right to a fair trial, Terrorism, Tony Abbott, United States

Four reasons why the CIA torture program should never have happened

Published December 12, 2014January 22, 2015 by Marius Smith in Freedom from cruel inhuman and degrading treatment, Freedom from torture, Terrorism

Prisons, overcrowding and human rights

Published November 24, 2014November 24, 2014 by Bronwyn Naylor in Australia, Australian Law, Freedom from torture, Prisoners' Rights, UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies, United States

Open letter to the Attorney-General regarding the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture

Published September 16, 2014 by Castan Centre in Asylum, Australia, Freedom from cruel inhuman and degrading treatment, Freedom from torture, George Brandis, United Nations

Handing over Tamils to the state they fled breaks international law

Published July 4, 2014July 4, 2014 by Azadeh Dastyari in Asylum, Australia, Australian Law, Freedom from torture, Migration Law, Refugees, Sri Lanka

2014 Castan Human Rights Report: Asylum seekers punished more every year

Published May 5, 2014June 2, 2014 by Azadeh Dastyari in Asylum, Australia, Freedom from arbitrary detention, Freedom from cruel inhuman and degrading treatment, Freedom from torture, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Refugees, Right to family protection

Asylum seekers: we can’t ignore our international law obligations

Published May 1, 2014June 2, 2014 by Azadeh Dastyari in Asylum, Freedom from torture, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Refugees, Right to life, Scott Morrison

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