Original article by Adeshola Ore
The Guardian Australia – Page: Online : 20-Jan-23

Signatories to the United Nations’ Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (Opcat) are required to establish independent bodies known as national preventive mechanisms that act as watchdogs and inspect prisons and other places of detention in regard to human rights issues. However, NSW, Victoria and Queensland have yet to designate their independent oversight bodies, and contend they cannot meet their Opcat obligations without financial help from the federal government. Australia could find itself on a human rights blacklist if it does not meet its Opcat obligations by 20 January.

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