Special rapporteur on human rights of migrants condemns Australia for not letting him into detention centres as Julie Bishop lobbies for seat in fresh York
Australia has reconfirmed its desire for a seat on the UN’s powerful human rights council. However,its international reputation has been battered by a UN human rights official postponing a trip to Australia because, he says, or the government refused access to detention centres,and threatened “reprisals”, including jail, or against people who spoke to him. Related: 'We suffer the same as them': the trauma and despair of Syrians detained on Nauru Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com