#OPCAT
If I manage to not be too shy I'll def come say hi!

I'm also thinking about bringing my plushie Kittimus Prime (the TFCat OpCat from ~15 years ago) as a conversation starter, but to be determined XD
October 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM Everybody can reply
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Government bodies responsible for monitoring Australia's places of detention to prevent torture, under the OPCAT (Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture) have raised serious concerns over the conditions in immigration detention.

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September 28, 2025 at 11:32 PM Everybody can reply
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Government bodies responsible for monitoring Australia's places of detention to prevent torture, under the OPCAT (Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture) have raised serious concerns over the conditions in immigration detention.

Read the full report here: lnkd.in/g9H-3X7v
September 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM Everybody can reply
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Other than Australia, Rwanda is the only other country to have had inspections terminated.

Australia's Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay said Australia had breached its OPCAT obligations and the cancellation of the visit was "neither unexpected nor undeserved".
'No doubt' Australia's reputation is damaged after UN cancels trip to inspect detention centres
Australia has now joined Rwanda as the only other country to have inspections terminated by the United Nations, after the international body was denied full access to detention and mental health in-pa...
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September 22, 2025 at 4:09 AM Everybody can reply
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Other than Australia, Rwanda is the only other country to have had inspections terminated.

Australia's Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay said Australia had breached its OPCAT obligations and the cancellation of the visit was "neither unexpected nor undeserved".
'No doubt' Australia's reputation is damaged after UN cancels trip to inspect detention centres
Australia has now joined Rwanda as the only other country to have inspections terminated by the United Nations, after the international body was denied full access to detention and mental health in-pa...
www.abc.net.au
September 22, 2025 at 3:45 AM Everybody can reply
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The paper evaluates the powers and functions of HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) against the UK’s obligations under the UN Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT).
July 18, 2025 at 7:41 AM Everybody can reply
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SovCit movement members aren't any better than flat earthers from what I've seen, but now might be a good time for them to offer classes in Resistance to Authority.
Educated man humbles tyrant cops egos 😨
YouTube video by AuditorCamz
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July 15, 2025 at 12:23 AM Everybody can reply
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Hoy estamos presentes en el evento de la Coalición Colombiana contra la tortura. Saludamos los avances hacia la ratificación del #OPCAT pero con preocupaciones porque en Colombia existe un riesgo alto de sufrir tortura @omctorg.bsky.social @CCJ @CSPP @Reiniciar @CCAJAR @CAPS @Vinculos
June 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM Everybody can reply
Today is the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.

In this month’s blog, the UK NPM details what constitutes torture, and what is being done in the UK and around the world to prevent it.

Find out more: nationalpreventivemechanism.org.uk/news/blog-in...

#humanrights #OPCAT
June 26, 2025 at 9:35 AM Everybody can reply