A.A. v Australia (1079/2021) Views of 27 November 2025

1079/2021 concerning immigration detention and regional processing in Papua New Guinea

The author alleged that Australia violated articles 2, 3 and 16 of the CAT, in relation to the author’s immigration detention in Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG). The Committee formed the view that the author’s claims in relation to Article 3, in respect of possible transfer to Nauru, and Article 16, in respect of the alleged lack of medical treatment while in immigration detention in Australia, were inadmissible. The Committee, however, found that the author’s detention in Australia and in PNG amounted to a violation of Article 2(1), read in conjunction with article 1(1) and article 16 of the CAT.