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The Human Rights Committee is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by its State parties.

All States parties are obliged to submit regular reports to the Committee on how the rights are being implemented. States must report initially one year after acceding to the Covenant and then whenever the Committee requests (usually every four years). The Committee examines each report and addresses its concerns and recommendations to the State party in the form of "concluding observations”.  Website: www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrc/
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F.J. et al. v. Australia

asylum seekers’ detention is arbitrary and contrary to their right to liberty if the State fails to demonstrate on an individual basis that their continuous indefinite detention is justified, and that other, less intrusive, measures could not achieve the same end of compliance with the State’s need to respond to security concerns. In addition, the HRC considers that the combination of the arbitrary character and indefinite nature of the authors’ protracted detention, the absence of procedural guarantees to challenge the detention and the difficult conditions of detention, cumulatively inflict serious psychological harm that amount to “cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment” under the ICCPR.

2 May 2016 | Judicial Body: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) | Document type: Case Law | Legal Instrument: 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Immigration Detention | Countries: Afghanistan - Australia - Iran, Islamic Republic of - Sri Lanka

Y v. Canada

7 August 2015 | Judicial Body: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) - Right to liberty and security - Right to life | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

Communication No. 2094/2011 : Views adopted by the Committee at its 108th session (8 – 26 July 2013)

20 August 2013 | Publisher: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) | Document type: Country/Situation Specific Position Papers

Communication No. 1862/2009 : Human Rights Committee : Views adopted by the Committee at its 103rd session (17 October to 4 November 2011)

18 April 2012 | Publisher: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) | Document type: Country/Situation Specific Position Papers

Follow-up progress report of the Human Rights Committee on individual communications : Human Rights Committee, 95th session, New York, 16 March-3 April 2009

17 February 2009 | Publisher: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) | Document type: Country Reports

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