To monitor compliance with OPCAT, UN independent inspection teams are permitted to conduct unannounced visits to any place where people are deprived of liberty. But on October 24, a Corrective Services NSW spokesperson announced that inspection teams were ‘refused entry without incident’ to the Mary Wade Correctional Centre. By Binoy Kampmark
In what human rights groups have called an ""international embarrassment"", the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture said it had no option but to suspend its visit, saying lack of access to detention facilities in NSW was ""a clear breach by Australia of its obligations"".
UN trip cut short after more NSW prisons send them packing 2gb.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from 2gb.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.