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Independent review ordered into Queensland youth detention

CCTV images showing a teenager being pinned down by adults
CCTV images showing a teenager being pinned down by adults Source: Amnesty International

An independent review of Queensland's youth detention centres has been ordered by State Attorney-General and Justice Minister Yvette D'Ath. Image: CCTV images showing a teenager being pinned down by adults (Amnesty International)


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An independent review of Queensland's youth detention centres has been ordered by State Attorney-General and Justice Minister Yvette D'Ath. Image: CCTV images showing a teenager being pinned down by adults (Amnesty International)


It follows the emergence of images showing alleged human rights abuses at the Cleveland Youth Detention Centre in Townsville in 2013.

 

It's just one of the incidents described in reports obtained by Amnesty International, who are now calling for Malcolm Turnbull to set up independent monitors in response.

 

 


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