Penny Wright (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

  (a)   notes that:

     (i)   Tuesday, 26 June 2012 marks the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture and

     (ii)   torture is a gross violation of human rights;

  (b)   recognises that:

     (i)   victims of torture require support and assistance as they rebuild their lives and undergo the rehabilitation necessary to resume as full a life as possible, and

     (ii)   Australian, Mr David Hicks, experienced torture and cruel and degrading treatment during his detention in Guantanamo Bay; and

  (c)   calls on the Government to conduct an independent inquiry into the former Australian Government's role in Mr Hicks' detention, treatment and unfair trial.