UN rejects call to end investigation into Australia’s extradition bail law
By Tony Zhang|13 January 2021
The United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) has rejected an appeal from Australia to dismiss a petition into the country’s systematic refusal of bail in extradition cases.
Forging ahead with its investigation into what some legal commentators have described as one of our nation’s most unjust laws, the UNHRC has renewed calls for Australia to respond to the merits of a petition lodged by human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson AO QC.
The petition details how Australia’s harsh extradition bail law breaches international human rights by making it virtually impossible for our citizens to obtain bail in their own country when sought for extradition.