Human Rights Watch has released its annual global review of human rights practices. Issues raised last year in Australia are still a concern.
The treatment of children in the criminal justice system is tarnishing Australia's human rights record, according to a new major report. In the 35th edition of its World Watch Report, Human Rights Watch reviewed human rights practices in more than 100 countries, and again referred to juvenile detention, as it did in 2024 . On an average day, there are more than 4,500 children under youth justice supervision nationwide.
"Seeing a 10-year-old being locked up in a detention centre or a watch house is absolutely horrific and alarming ... something has gone very wrong in their lives," Hayes said. In August last year, Australia's National Children’s Commissioner called for significant changes to how governments approach child justice.
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