'Dark days of old Don Dale': Human rights groups condemn NT’s new youth justice laws

NT families minister says changes made to manage security risks but Amnesty says they are 'dangerous'

Human rights, legal groups and Aboriginal peak organisations have called for a halt to the Northern Territory's juvenile justice laws they say will take them back to the "dark days of the old Don Dale".

Following the swift passage of the youth justice amendment bill in NT parliament this week, Amnesty International said the changes were "dangerous".