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Savannah Meacham and Laine Clark

'Cruel, inhuman': justice laws to violate human rights

The Queensland government acknowledges its tough new youth crime laws violate human rights. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Tough youth justice laws will probably further strain capacity at detention centres and limit protection from "cruel, inhuman or degrading" treatment, a state government says.

The controversial legislation will also "directly discriminate" against children and impact Indigenous kids, with the Queensland government acknowledging it violates human rights.

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