Child jail law and welfare cuts ignite human rights outcry
💡 Why it matters
These policies could normalize legalized cruelty against minors and vulnerable adults, setting dangerous global precedents for human rights erosion.
Queensland's 'breach bail, go to jail' law mandates one-year sentences for offenders as young as 10, with the government conceding it breaches human rights. Simultaneously, a Canadian human rights lawyer criticized Nova Scotia's changes to income assistance regulations.
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cbc.ca
Human rights lawyer blasts government decision to change income assistance regulations
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The Guardian
Queensland concedes law imposing mandatory jail on some offenders as young as 10 breaches human rights
60d ago
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