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News on Prevention

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Australia commits to greater transparency and oversight of detention
December 22, 2017
Australia announces intention to ratify OPCAT
February 9, 2017

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Submission on OPCAT in Australia (2017)
May 11, 2018
The Torture Prevention Ambassadors' Good Practice Report (2016)
February 5, 2018
Australia: Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry into the Migration Amendment Bill 2014
January 30, 2018
APT submission to the CAT on Australia (2014)
January 30, 2018
APT’s Secretary General Mark Thomson on OPCAT in Australia
December 21, 2017

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OPCAT Ratification : December 21, 2017
OPCAT Ratification comment :

Ratification with a declaration under Article 24 to postpone the implementation of its obligations under Part IV (NPM designation) of the OPCAT for three years.

UNCAT Ratification : August 8, 1989

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