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Human Rights Watch is urging the NT government to reconsider controversial youth bail laws, warning they could "ruin children's lives".
The government has proposed making changes to the Bail Act and Youth Justice Act to "cut crime, keep the community safe and put victims first".
Police would also have more power to electronically monitor adolescents who are alleged to have committed a crime.
The proposed new laws were put before the NT parliament on Wednesday, sparking outrage from justice groups and setting in motion a protest through the streets of Darwin.
Human Rights Watch researcher Sophie McNeil said the laws could result in more Indigenous youths ending up in juvenile detention.