Australians being held in Syria are in conditions that 'meet the standard of torture', UN says
ABCThe United Nations has warned the Australian government that 46 Australian citizens, including 30 children, being held in squalid camps in north east Syria are enduring conditions akin to torture. Key points: A letter from the UN's Human Right's Council lists the names of Australian women and their children being held in camps in north-east Syria UN says some of those detained are being deprived of care for complex and urgent health issues Australia's ambassador to the UN says the government is closely monitoring the situation A letter from the UN's Human Right's Council lists the names of numerous Australian women and their children, some as young as two years of age, who are being held in makeshift detention in north-east Syria, including Al-Hol and Roj, following the fall of Islamic State. "Australia does not accept that it exercises jurisdiction over detention facilities in north-east Syria such as to engage the extraterritorial application of Australia's international human rights obligations," the Ambassador wrote. "The Australian government's view is that detention in north-east Syria must be in accordance with applicable international law, including international humanitarian law and international human rights law."
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