
A bird flies above a flag of the United Nations at the ‘Palais des Nations’ (Palace of Nations), which houses the United Nations offices in Geneva on Dec. 9, 2024. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
A United Nations (U.N.) review conducted by representatives from 100 nation states has painted Australia as a country where women and girls are subject to violence, Aboriginals and the disabled live in disadvantage, and prisoners are tortured.
The U.N. Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review was held in Geneva, Switzerland on Jan. 26—coinciding with Australia Day.
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