UN Human Rights Committee Torres Strait Islanders’ complaint against Australia

COURT OR TRIBUNAL

United Nations

DATE FILED (OR FIRST HEARING DATE)

13/05/2019

LITIGATION TYPE

Constitutional and Human Rights / State Accountability

SUBJECT MATTER

Human rights and refugee claims

REVIEW TYPE

Merits review

SUMMARY

The UN Human Rights Committee found that Australia's failure to Australia’s failure to adequately protect Torres Islanders against adverse impacts of climate change violated their rights to enjoy their culture and be free from arbitrary interferences with their private life, family and home.

CASE DOCUMENTS

Views adopted by the Committee under article 5 (4) of the Optional Protocol, concerning communication No. 3624/2019 CCPR/C/135/D/3624/2019