The Human Rights Law Resource Centre acts for Stefan Nystrom, Britt Nystrom and Annette Turner.
Stefan Nystrom was born in 1973 and, until very recently, had lived permanently in Australia since he was 27 days old. He is a Swedish citizen but has no relevant ties to Sweden or any State other than Australia.
On 22 December 2006, we submitted to the Human Rights Committee a Request for Urgent Interim Measures in relation to the imminent deportation that was then faced by Mr Nystrom. That request was denied by the Special Rapporteur on New Communications and Interim Measures and Mr Nystrom was deported from Australia to Sweden on 29 December 2006.
In our initial request, we foreshadowed that we would submit a more detailed form of individual communication for the consideration of the Human Rights Committee.
The detailed Individual Communication, which was submitted on 4 April 2007, alleges that Mr Nystrom’s detention and deportation were in violation of articles 9, 12(4), 14(7), 17 and 23 of the ICCPR. It seeks compensation and reinstatement of permanent residency.
