The Implementation of OPCAT in Australia

M. Williams; H. McGlade; A. Lachsz; M. Doyle; J. Jones; T. Anthony; L. Grenfell; T. Hopkin; E. Grant; B. Naylor; N. Muller; B. Millen; A. Nethery; M. A. Kenny; M. Gleeson; C. Dobson; B. Buckland; S. Caruana; L. Steele; C. Loughnan; P. Gooding

doi:10.13140/rg.2.2.33420.46725

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The Implementation of OPCAT in Australia

M. Williams, H. McGlade, A. Lachsz, M. Doyle, J. Jones, T. Anthony, L. Grenfell, T. Hopkin, E. Grant, B. Naylor, …

SUBMISSION BY THE AUSTRALIA OPCAT NETWORK TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON PREVENTION OF TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT (SPT) AND THE UNITED NATIONS WORKING GROUP ON ARBITRARY DETENTION (WGAD)

Australian OPCAT Network

2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13140/rg.2.2.33420.46725

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This submission is made by the Australian OPCAT Network to the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) and the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) in support of their upcoming visits to Australia in 2020. The submission is not intended to be a comprehensive analysis of the issues faced by people in detention and people deprived of their liberty in Australia. It focuses on key issues to do with Australia’s implementation of its obligations under the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT) which Australia ratified in December 2017. It makes recommendations, not necessarily to propose solutions to problems but, rather, to suggest lines of inquiry for the SPT and WGAD.

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Title: The Implementation of OPCAT in Australia
Authors/Creators: M. Williams
H. McGlade
A. Lachsz
M. Doyle
J. Jones
T. Anthony
L. Grenfell
T. Hopkin
E. Grant
B. Naylor
N. Muller
B. Millen
A. Nethery
M. A. Kenny
M. Gleeson
C. Dobson
B. Buckland
S. Caruana
L. Steele
C. Loughnan
P. Gooding
Publication Details: SUBMISSION BY THE AUSTRALIA OPCAT NETWORK TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON PREVENTION OF TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT (SPT) AND THE UNITED NATIONS WORKING GROUP ON ARBITRARY DETENTION (WGAD)
Publisher: Australian OPCAT Network
Number of pages: 159
Identifiers: 991005553786707891
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Law and Criminology
Language: English
Resource Type: Report

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