AS v Australia

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	AS v Australia

Issue:	Whether lengthy detention in prison after a finding of not guilty by reason of insanity, with only 1 mandatory court review and limited rehabilitation, breached Arts 9 and 10(3) ICCPR; whether the conditions and indefinite nature of detention breached Arts 7 and 10(1); whether limitations on family contact, including after transfer to a prison away from home, breached Arts 17 and 23; whether the prison transfer breached Art 27.

Court:	Human Rights Committee

Reference:	CCPR/C/132/D/2900/2016

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Judge(s):	Tania María Abdo Rocholl, Wafaa Ashraf Moharram Bassim, Yadh Ben Achour, Arif Bulkan, Mahjoub El Haiba, Furuya Shuichi, Carlos Gómez Martínez, Duncan Laki Muhumuza, Photini Pazartzis, Hernán Quezada Cabrera, Vasilka Sancin, José Manuel Santos Pais, Soh Changrok, Kobauyah Tchamdja Kpatcha, Hélène Tigroudja, Imeru Tamerat Yigezu and Gentian Zyberi.

Date:	45244