Australia: Up-date to briefing for the Committee against Torture

Index AI : ASA 12/001/2008
Date de publication : 16 avril 2008
Catégorie(s) : Australie

This briefing focuses on concerns about: further reports of Indigenous deaths in police custody operations, and in prison custody; a recent report from the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission which highlights on-going concerns with conditions in immigration detention; and the Government announcement that it will continue to process claims off-shore from asylum-seekers who arrive without documents.