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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.