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Queensland unlawfully detained children in adult watch house without private toilet access, tribunal finds

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A tribunal has found that the Queensland government breached the law and violated the human rights of three children by detaining them in an adult-only watch house in Cairns. The children, aged 13 to 17 at the time, were held without access to a private toilet or clean clothes between June 2021 and 2022. The state has been ordered to apologise for the unlawful detention.

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Tribunal ruled that Queensland government broke the law.

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The Queensland government was found to have unlawfully detained children in an adult watch house.

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The Queensland government was found to have unlawfully detained children in an adult watch house.

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  • Tribunal ruled that Queensland government broke the law.
  • Violation of human rights of three children.

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The Queensland government was found to have unlawfully detained children in an adult watch house.

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The children were denied private toilet access and clean clothes while detained.

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Three teenagers were separately detained in the Cairns watch house between June 2021 and 2022.

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The teenagers were aged between 13 and 17 at the time of detention.

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The state was ordered to apologise for the unlawful detention.

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