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Fraser Barton

Teenager alleges human rights abuse in watch house

Watch houses are not equipped to accommodate children, a human rights commission report says. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Children should be provided greater protections in detention after a 16-year-old boy was allegedly deprived of fresh air, natural light, clothes and healthcare for 28 days.

The Queensland Human Rights Commission has handed down a report into detention of a child in a watch house after a complaint was made to the body.

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