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UK · 1 hrs ago

Queensland unlawfully detained children in adult watch house without private toilet access, tribunal finds

State ordered to apologise after ruling finds it breached law when detaining teenagers in a Cairns watch house Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Queensland government broke the law and violated the human rights of three children by detaining them in an adult-only watch house without private toilet access or clean clothes, according to a tribunal judgment. The case was brought by three teenagers separately detained in the Cairns watch house between June 2021 and…
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