A UN Subcommittee responsible for the prevention of torture and cruel and degrading treatment recently visited Australia to carry out inspections of places of detention, which include prisons, youth detention centres and immigration detention.

Shockingly, the Subcommittee ended its visit early, saying there was lack of cooperation from Australian authorities.

The delegation released a statement, saying they were prevented from carrying out their mandate… and that Australia was clearly in breach of the international obligations it had signed up to.

Lucy Geddes, Senior Solicitor with the Public Interest Advocacy Centre joined 2SER Breakfast to explain what went wrong.

If you want to know more about this important issue, the PIAC made a submission to the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ahead of its country visit to Australia in October 2022.