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UN Accuses Australia of Breaching Its International Torture Obligations FILE - A view of United Nations headquarters from inside the General Assembly hall on Sept. 21, 2021. The U.N. is accusing Australia of breaching its human rights obligations after it suspended a tour of detention facilities.  —  The United Nations is accusing Australia of breaching its human rights obligations after it suspended a tour of detention facilities. U.N. inspectors say authorities in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland have denied them access into various detention facilities. Australia ratified the United Nation's Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture in 2017. Inspectors from the U.N. subcommittee on prevention of torture arrived in Australia last week to carry out unannounced visits to state, territory and federal prison facilities over 12 days. In a June 2022 statement, the U.N. said the committee would visit Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ec...