WTF: A UN Torture Prevention Body Had To Can Its Aus Investigation After It Was Refused Access

The United Nations canned a trip to Australia to inspect our detainment institutions after NSW and Queensland wouldn’t give its Subcomittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT) full access. Fkn suss. The SPT was actually supposed to come to Australia last year, but ended up suspending the trip because it was barred from visiting multiple sites of detention including jails — which is obviously pretty fkn weird when the body’s entire purpose is to make sure nothing unsavoury is happening at these sites. The NSW government’s excuse for not cooperating was that it needed more funding from the Federal Government to implement protocols required for its detainment facilities to meet requirements. Part of the reason Queensland blocked the UN from investigating its facilities was because of privacy concerns for patients. Even though it might seem obvious to allow UN agents to ensure there’s nothing dodgy going on at any institution which detains people, it was a legal issue. So, Queensland then introduced new laws

BREAKING: The UN torture prevention body has terminated its visit to Australia because two states, NSW and QLD, refuse to give the access needed to prisons to check for torture. It’s extraordinary. The only other country where this has happened is Rwanda https://t.co/3kt2CiOGMU

— David Shoebridge (@DavidShoebridge) February 20, 2023

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The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture terminates its visit to Australia over the failure of two states – Queensland and NSW – to provide access to prisons.

A terrible look for Australia which seeks to cast itself as a beacon of human rights in the Asia Pacific. https://t.co/ljzcmmq6yB

— Max Walden (@maxwalden_) February 20, 2023

OPCATBlak deaths in custody actually increased in 2022a deadline in Januaryin its cruel imprisonment, torture and deportation of asylum seekers

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