UN torture prevention body cancels Australia trip after refused access to detention, mental health centres

The United Nations has cancelled a trip to inspect places where Australians are detained after it was denied full access to institutions in New South Wales and Queensland.

• Georgia Hitch
• ABC

Last year, the UN announced it was suspending its visit to Australia after its Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT) was prevented from visiting several sites where people were detained, including jails.Queensland introduced new laws late last year to allow UN inspectors to enter mental health in-patient units, which it said was not allowed previously because of patient privacy concerns.

Despite this, the SPT said the…

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