Monitoring places of detention 2023/23 : Annual report of activities under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT) National Preventive Mechanism
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TextPublication details: Te Kāhui Tika Tangata | Human Rights Commission, 2024Description: electronic document (60 pages) ; PDF fileISBN: - 978-0-478-35673-1
- Office of the Ombudsman | Tari o te Kaitiaki Mana Tangata
- New Zealand. Independent Police Conduct Authority
- Mana Mokopuna - Children and Young People's Commission
- New Zealand. Office of the Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces
- CHILD PROTECTON
- CHILDREN
- Crimes of Torture Act 1989
- HEALTH
- INSTITUTIONAL ABUSE
- MENTAL HEALTH
- MONITORING
- Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT)
- PRISONERS
- YOUNG PEOPLE
- YOUTH JUSTICE
- NEW ZEALAND
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This report highlights ongoing non-compliance with minimum standards of conditions and treatment for people in detention, and over-reliance on restrictive practices. It also underscores the alarming rates of people in detention experiencing mental distress and deficiencies in the provision of support.
Monitoring agencies, including the Chief Ombudsman, Independent Police Conduct Authority, Mana Mokopuna Children and Young People’s Commission, and the Inspector of Service Penal Establishments, did 134 announced and unannounced visits to places of detention in the year covered by the report.
Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission has published the report as the central coordinating agency. (From the website). Record #8986
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