Tonight on abc730: Malcolm Morton, 32, is an Indigenous man with a significant intellectual disability. His family and friends are pushing to have him released from what they describe as cruel and arbitrary detention. begley_patrick
The Australian Human Rights Commission released a report on Morton in 2014 after receiving a complaint that he had been tied to a restraint chair multiple times, sometimes for up to three hours, and frequently sedated.
Campbell also alleges that Morton has been inappropriately medicated, including being prescribed a drug for obsessive compulsive disorder without a formal diagnosis or consultation with family. At first, Morton was fascinated by the process of removing the tin lids and mixing the paint. Over time he began rolling paint, squirting it from syringes, and scattering it across the canvas."He's probably the most dehumanised person in Australia," Bethune says.
The university's dean of law, Professor Patrick Keyzer, has represented Morton for more than a decade and in January submitted a complaint to the United Nations Committee Against Torture.
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