The Epoch Times
The Epoch Times
AD
The Epoch Times
Support Us
Australia News

UN Anti-Torture Inspectors Suspend Australian Visit After Inspectors Denied Access to Jails

We will not cede sovereignty: NSW ministers accuse UN body of trivial pursuits

UN Anti-Torture Inspectors Suspend Australian Visit After Inspectors Denied Access to Jails
Supplied undated image obtained on Feb. 6, 2018 of staff escorting prisoners, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners, through Lotus Glen Correctional Centre in northern Queensland. AAP Image/Human Rights Watch, Daniel Soekov
Daniel Y. Teng
Daniel Y. Teng
Editor
10/25/2022|Updated: 10/25/2022
0:00

Former Corrections Minister David Elliott of New South Wales (NSW) has said the state’s decision to reject a UN inspection under the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture is because its detention facilities are already laden with oversight, and the UN group has penalised other countries for minor infractions.

The now-Transport Minister Elliott said that when the United Nations was established after World War II, there was no suggestion countries would have to “surrender their rights” to how they managed law and order.

Daniel Y. Teng
Daniel Y. Teng
Editor
Daniel Y. Teng is based in Brisbane, Australia. He focuses on national affairs, including federal politics and Australia-China relations. Got a tip? Contact him at [email protected].
twitter
Author’s Selected Articles

While Postmodernists Embrace Fervour, This Painter Finds ‘Meditation’ in Every Precise Stroke

Oct 14, 2025
While Postmodernists Embrace Fervour, This Painter Finds ‘Meditation’ in Every Precise Stroke

Queensland LNP Scraps 2035 Coal Phase-Out, Will Keep Plants Running Into 2040s

Oct 10, 2025
Queensland LNP Scraps 2035 Coal Phase-Out, Will Keep Plants Running Into 2040s

Perfectly Imperfect: How This Author Is Resisting AI With a 1,500-Year-Old Craft

Oct 01, 2025
Perfectly Imperfect: How This Author Is Resisting AI With a 1,500-Year-Old Craft

The Movement That Teaches Kids to Learn From History’s Greats Instead of Cancelling Them

Sep 17, 2025
The Movement That Teaches Kids to Learn From History’s Greats Instead of Cancelling Them
Related Topics
United Nations
New South Wales
torture
Geoff Lee
David Elliott
Add to My List
Save
The Epoch Times
Copyright © 2000 - 2025 The Epoch Times Association Inc. All Rights Reserved.