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Robyn Wuth

Human rights advocates demand end to strip searches

Queensland's human rights watchdog is urging an end to routine strip-searching of women in prisons. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Strip searches of female prisoners cause them to feel "violated, demeaned and dehumanised", say rights advocates calling for an end to the practice.

The Queensland Human Rights Commission report has called for strip searches to be conducted as a last resort and demanded the introduction of alternative security provisions, including body scanners and saliva drug tests.

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