Asylum seeker settles handcuff case against Serco, govt
An asylum seeker who was forced to wear handcuffs to medical appointments while being held in Australian immigration detention has settled a claim against the
November 16, 2023
An asylum seeker who was forced to wear handcuffs to medical appointments while being held in Australian immigration detention has settled a claim against the
We secured a settlement for our client Yasir* who alleges he was forced to wear handcuffs to access healthcare.
We’re seeking information from people who have been handcuffed while being held in Australian onshore immigration detention.
Asylum seeker and PIAC client Yasir* has settled a claim against the Commonwealth and security contractor Serco over his treatment in Australian immigration detention. PIAC
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Leading civil society organisations working with people who have been detained in Australia’s immigration detention system have raised concerns over Australia’s failure to meet the
A report from the UN Committee Against Torture urges government action to improve Australia’s treatment of people in police custody, prisons, youth detention centres and
Healthcare in Australian immigration detention is in crisis. People in immigration detention continue to be arbitrarily refused medical treatment, leading to the exacerbation and non-diagnosis
A UN Subcommittee responsible for the prevention of torture and cruel and degrading treatment recently visited Australia to carry out inspections of places of detention,
Leading Australian human rights advocates have asked a UN oversight body visiting Australia to rule on whether treatment of asylum seekers in Australian immigration detention
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