A new report found that kids were held at least 2,030 times in SA police cells in the 2020-21 financial year.
South Australian authorities have breached the human rights of children by locking them up thousands of times in adult facilities, with an expert saying it will lead to life-long consequences for those incarcerated.An expert has warned the practice will have long-term effects on the childrenA new report from the state's Commissioner for Children and Young People found that kids were held at least 2,030 times in SA police cells in the 2020-21 financial year.
The UN states children should only be held in adult facilities as a last resort, for the shortest possible time and separately from adults. Australia is a signatory to the UN Convention on Child Rights but has a reservation in place against the prohibition of holding kids in adult facilities, as set out by the UN's Committee on the Rights of the Child.
"We are a modern country and we must step up to our obligations to protect and defend the rights of children," she said.Human Services Minister Nat Cook said now the report had been made public, the state government would work towards an "acceptable position where children are not detained in adult facilities".
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