The UN has twice called on Australia to dismantle its indefinite detention system for people with cognitive impairments and mental illness, which disproportionately affects Indigenous people. Indefinite detention is what happens to defendants in criminal cases when they are deemed unfit to stand trial.
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- Disability Royal Commission, Justice, Policy reform
- Author:
- Eileen Baldry
- Source:
- UNSW News
- Date published:
- Thu 18th Feb, 2021