Labor government’s bid to remove principle of detention as a last resort may ‘impinge on the rights of the child’ under state’s Human Rights Act

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The Queensland government’s proposed changes to the Youth Justice Act could breach the state’s human rights laws, a parliamentary committee has found.

If enacted, the laws would mark the third time in two years the government has passed legislation that limits children’s rights.

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This post was originally published on Human rights | The Guardian.