‘Inhuman’: UN scathing of Australian prisons

Australia’s prison and detention practices are “inhuman”, “degrading” and in some cases “may amount to torture”, a United Nations report has found. The UN has delivered a scathing assessment of Australia’s treatment of prisoners, immigration detainees and juvenile offenders, despite attempts to block inspectors from local facilities. The UN subcommittee on prevention of torture attempted […]

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