News

Members of the Australian NPM made a joint submission to the United Nations Human Rights Committee, to support preparations for Australia’s seventh periodic review of its human rights performance under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).

On Wednesday, 7 May the ACT National Preventive Mechanism undertook its first joint visit to the Bimberi Youth Justice Centre.

The Australian National Preventive Mechanism has published its second Annual Report .

The ACT NPM has made a submission to the ACT Government on its plans to consider testing the use of Electronic Monitoring (EM).

The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services has commenced the third Healthy Prison Review of the Alexander Maconochie Centre.

The ACT National Preventive Mechanism (ACT NPM) welcomes the passage of legislation today, which brings the ACT significantly closer to compliance with OPCAT.