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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Shweta Sharma

Indigenous Australian boy, 13, spends 36 days in solitary confinement for minor offences

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A 13-year-old Indigenous Australian boy has been released after spending at least 36 days in solitary confinement for minor offences.

Queensland Human Rights Commissioner Scott McDougall said the case may have breached the state’s own laws under Human Rights Act as well as international human rights rules.

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