UN body told of failings in the oversight of Irish prisons

The UN torture committee has been told of failings in the oversight of Irish prisons, the investigation of complaints of ill treatment and prison healthcare.

Penal reformers also strongly criticised Ireland’s slow progress in ratifying an international convention against torture — one that it signed 10 years ago.

The Irish Penal Reform Trust made a submission to the United Nations Committee against Torture which is examining Ireland’s record in implementing the UN Convention against Torture in Geneva next week.