Chance missed to expose brutality against detained children, lawyer says

George Newhouse says allegations raised by Amnesty International about two young detainees in Western Australia ‘downplayed’

An independent inspector of a juvenile detention centre passed on the chance to expose and eradicate systemic brutality against children, a leading human rights lawyer has said.

George Newhouse said the review by Western Australia’s independent inspector of custodial services “downplayed” the allegations raised by Amnesty International about two young detainees, including that they were held in “solitary confinement” for prolonged periods.

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