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28 October 2013Book page
Appendix 2: Timeline of key developments since the introduction of mandatory immigration detention in Australia
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28 October 2013Book page
Appendix 3: Australia’s immigration detention facilities
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Asylum Seekers and Refugees
22 October 2013PublicationAsylum seekers, refugees and human rights - Snapshot Report
The purpose of this report is to provide an overview – or ‘snapshot’ – of the key human rights issues that arise from Australia’s approach to asylum seekers and refugees who arrive by boat. -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
21 October 2013Publication
Casenote: FKAG v Australia and MMM v Australia
F.K.A.G. et al. v Australia (UN Doc CCPR/C/108/D/2094/2011) and M.M.M. et al. v Australia (UN Doc CCPR/C/108/D/2136/2012) 20 August 2013 Summary The UN Human Rights Committee has found that the indefinite detention of 46 refugees with adverse security assessments was arbitrary and amounted to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights… -
Technology and Human Rights
25 September 2013Publication
Background Paper: Human Rights in Cyberspace
Learn more about how human rights are being actively engaged in digital environments and technologies. -
Rights and Freedoms
25 September 2013Book page1 Background and context
The Internet has been in existence since the 1960s, and the World Wide Web since the 1990s. [1] Cyberspace, however, remains a relatively new terrain in terms of the questions it raises about human rights and responsibilities. The International Telecommunication Union estimates that almost 40% of the world‘s population, and over 76% of people in developed countries, are now internet users. … -
Rights and Freedoms
25 September 2013Book page
2 Scope of this paper
This paper is intended to contribute to discussion; it is not intended to comprehensively or conclusively cover all issues surrounding human rights in cyberspace. The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ (Commission) has worked and continues to working on a range of human rights issues connected with the Internet, including access and accessibility for people with disability access and online…