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Brett Lackey // Girl aged just 12 becomes the fifth indigenous child to take her own life in nine days | Daily Mail Online

17.1.19

Girl aged just 12 becomes the fifth indigenous child to take her own life in nine days | Daily Mail Online: Indigenous lawyer Hannah McGlade has advised the UN High Commission for Human Rights in Geneva and said there is a clear link between child sexual assault, family violence, and the high levels of indigenous girls and women who were taking their own lives.

'Last year the UN highlighted the level of violence against indigenous women and girls in Australia and called for a specific national action plan,' Dr McGlade told The Australian.


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