Australian Human Rights Commission
Submission to UN Committee Against Torture, 17 October 2014
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Involvement in court proceedings as an intervenor: The Commission
occasionally appears in court proceedings to provide human rights analysis. In
recent years this has included coronial investigations, as well as cases dealing
with restrictions on freedom of association and immigration detention matters.
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Examination into Intentional self-harm and suicidal behaviour in
children. The Commission is exploring, inter alia, the experiences of
vulnerable children, including those in secure settings in relation to self-harm
and suicide. The findings will be contained in the 2014 Children’s Rights
Report, to be tabled in Parliament late 2014.
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