Independent Commission of Inquiry into Youth Detenetion in Queensland

Youth Detention Centre

Youth Detention Centre Source: Amnesty International

The Queensland State Government is ordering an independent inquiry into youth detention facilities in the State. This follows allegations of abuse at some of the facilities where indigenous youths are being held.


Ua faatonuina e le minisita o faamsinoga i Queensland, Yvette D'Ath se suesuega i nofoaga o loo saisaia ai tupulaga Apolisini ma Torres Straits i le Setete.

 

E faia lenei faaiuga a le faigamalo Setete ae o loo faagasolo se Royal Commission i nofoaga i le Northern Territory o loo saisaia ai tupulaga o tagata muamua i se faatonuga a le palemia ma le malo tele.

 

Na ta'ua e se tasi o tagata faigaluega i se nofoaga i Townsville na ia logoina le matagaluega o faamasinoga, le Queensland Justice Department i faiga saua ma soona fai i tupulaga Apolisini..

 

O le tamaitai o Shaylene Solomon, na galue i le Townsville Cleveland Centre, ma na ia faaalia i le ABC lona le fiafia i le molimauina o tamaiti o saua iai nisi o le au f/luega....

 

SOLOMON

 

"I brought to his attention about the way that they are using excessive force on the young people, the way that the young girls are being restrained, the way that the young boys are being restrained. I actually brought to his attention about one young girl that had a suspected fractured jaw."

 






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