according to abc news Navi Pillay is scheduled to visit at the end of May, at the invitation of the Federal Government, to raise a number of issues. Last month a regular review of human rights by about 50 UN member nations - including allies like the United States and the UK - recommended Australia end mandatory immigration detention and improve the lives of Indigenous people.
Though it is a review that all UN members are subjected to, the office of the high commissioner has received numerous complaints about Australia in recent years. Rachel Ball from the Human Rights Law Resource Centre says there are obvious issues that need to be discussed, like:
In Geneva last year, a group of Indigenous people also raised the Northern Territory intervention with the high commissioner.
Ian Rintoul from the Refugee Action Coalition says Christmas Island and plans for a detention centre in East Timor should also be discussed.
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