Concerns raised by the human rights law centre follow a damning report into the consume of teargas and hoods during unrest at a juvenile corrections centre final yearThere is an imminent risk of human rights violations by the Northern Territory corrections system in its treatment of youth offenders,legal experts have told the United Nations, urging it to intervene at a Darwin juvenile detention centre.
A NT children’s commissioner report released final week examined the events around a disturbance at the Don Dale youth detention facility in August final year, and during which tear gas was used to quell a number of youths who had armed and barricaded themselves.
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Source: theguardian.com