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Rudi Maxwell

UN alarmed at number of Indigenous kids in care system

A UN delegation has raised concerns about the number of WA Indigenous children in out-of-home care. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS)

Too many Aboriginal kids are coming into contact with the criminal justice system and being removed from their families in Western Australia, according to an international human rights delegation.

The United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has made a series of recommendations to the WA government, following a visit to Perth, Albany and Geraldton in October, at the invitation of the Noongar Family Safety and Wellbeing Council.

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