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Human Rights Commissioner raises concerns over treatment of vulnerable people during virus lockdown
Thursday December 10, 2020
Queensland’s Human Rights Commissioner has called for more transparency around decisions that restrict people’s rights during the COVID-19 pandemic, citing concerns about “jamming children into watch houses” for weeks.
Queensland’s Human Rights Commissioner Scott McDougall says the coronavirus pandemic should not be a “blank cheque” to override individual’s rights. Photo: ABC
Speaking at an event at the Queensland Law Society, Commissioner Scott McDougall said some children were held in the Ipswich police station watch house during a COVID-19 outbreak in…
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