Winnipeg Free Press By: Editorial | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Tuesday, Jun. 29, 2021
Editorial
To say young people are currently being tortured in Manitoba is to use a strong word, an appalling word. Distressingly, however, the word is accurate, and no good will come from pretending it’s not.
To say young people are currently being tortured in Manitoba is to use a strong word, an appalling word. Distressingly, however, the word is accurate, and no good will come from pretending it’s not.
Solitary confinement, such as that employed in Manitoba’s youth jails, is classified as torture by several international human rights treaties, including the U.N. Convention Against Torture. A report released last Friday shows an alarming rise in instances of jailed youth confined to solitary in 2020.
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