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UN Human Rights Committee (CCPR), C. v. Australia, Communication 900/1999, Views of 13 November 2002

Sep 7, 2022

In this decision the UN Human Rights Committee found a violation of article 9.1 ICCPR on the basis that the State, in light of the author’s particular circumstances, did not consider less invasive means than detention to achieve compliance with the State Party’s...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants: ending immigration detention of children and providing adequate care and reception for them

Sep 7, 2022

This report of the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, Felipe González Morales, was submitted in accordance with General Assembly resolution 74/148 and Human Rights Council resolution 43/6. It advocates for a human rights-based approach to end child...

Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly: A study of immigration detention practices and the use of alternatives to immigration detention of children

Sep 7, 2022

This study from the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) provides an overview of issues relating to immigration detention practices, and promotes the use of alternatives to immigration detention of children (ATDs). The study argues that the main idea behind...

Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH), Legal and practical aspects of effective alternatives to detention in the context of migration

Sep 7, 2022

The Steering Committee for Human Rights in this analysis, adopted on 7 December 2017, provided an overview of the applicable international human rights standards in the field of alternatives to detention in the context of migration. Source: official link

CJEU, FMS and Others v. Országos Idegenrendészeti Főigazgatóság Dél-alföldi Regionális Igazgatóság and Országos Idegenrendészeti Főigazgatóság, Joined Cases no. C-924/19 and C-925/19 PPU, 14 May 2020

Sep 7, 2022

Directive 2008/115 and Directive 2013/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection must be interpreted as meaning that the obligation imposed on a third-country...