The politics of punishment: the real cost of Australia’s failure to uphold its international obligations to protect and promote the human rights of children in detention.

About this episode

This episode discusses the failures of Australia to uphold its international obligations regarding the human rights of children in detention.

Youth detention in Australia is a complex issue that intersects with human rights, public safety and social justice. The treatment of young people in detention is a critical focus area for human rights advocates who have long identified repeat violations of Australia’s international obligations to uphold the human rights of children in detention. And yet, despite these known violations, and despite mounting evidence that detention does not keep the community safe at all, there are continued c...

People in this episode

Hosts: Arna Delle-Vergini, William Wainwright

Topics covered

• youth detention
• human rights
• public safety
• social justice
• international obligations

Keywords

• youth detention
• human rights
• Australia
• social justice
• public safety
• international obligations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: human rights advocates

Places: Australia

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