Human rights / Right to liberty and security

Application made by summons for an interlocutory injunction restraining the defendants or any officer, servant or agent of the defendants from detaining the plaintiff and/or for an order that the plaintiff be released from detention.

19 January 2011 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Magistrates Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Illegal entry - Immigration Detention - Rescue at sea / Interception at sea - Right to liberty and security - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: Afghanistan - Australia

Human Rights Committee, Ninety-seventh session, 12 to 30 October 2009. Adopted in English, French and Spanish, the English text being the original version.

23 November 2009 | Judicial Body: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Death penalty - Deportation / Forcible return - Non-refoulement - Right to liberty and security - Right to life | Countries: Australia - China

14 December 2006 | Judicial Body: Australia: High Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties - Right to liberty and security - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Australia - Sri Lanka