https://www.scmp.com/rss/513912/feed Lindsay Pearce is a Research Associate at Curtin University, School of Population Health, and a Honorary Research Associate at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Centre for Adolescent Health. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The United Nations is to pay a special visit to Australia to look at some of the hidden corners of its society. A UN torture prevention subcommittee will be making unannounced visits to various places of detention between October 16 and 27. These may include adult prisons, youth detention facilities, immigration detention centres, police cells, mental health institutions and secure welfare facilities. The team will be looking for opportunities to prevent abuse and improve detention... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3196015/why-un-torture-prevention-team-visiting-australia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3196015/why-un-torture-prevention-team-visiting-australia?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Oct 2022 13:00:09 +0000