Brough v Australia (UN Human Rights Committee, Communication No 1184/2003)

In March 2006, the UN Human Rights Committee (’HRC’) published a landmark finding concerning alleged breaches of articles 2(3) (right to an effective remedy), 7 (right to freedom from cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment), 10 (rights of persons deprived of their liberty) and 24 (right to adequate protection for children) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (’ICCPR’) in a New South Wales prison.

Detailed case note.

The full text decision is available at http://193.194.138.190/tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/8aeb1fcbc458419ac125716200520f4b?Opendocument.

Found in 13. Prison/Conditions of Detention, 2006, International, Select International and Comparative Caselaw, UN Human Rights Committee, s22 - Humane Treatment When Deprived of Liberty