JBS 171
Justice and Society
INDIGENOUS YOUTH
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The indigenous youth in Australia faces many challenges in as much as their human
rights are concerned. These challenges come in the sense that they are disadvantaged and denied
their relevant human rights. This in most cases has led to the negative change in the life of these
youths and on the bigger margin violation of the rule of law. Some of the major rights that they
are denied include the right to have a home and support, the right to adequate services especially
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the youths who are disabled and the right of expression and access to information (Laughlin,
2006). In the following discussion we are going to look the reasons why this human right as an
institution is important for the access of the indigenous youth in order to achieve their justice,
how they have a unique experience with the human rights, whether they are experiencing barriers
in accessing their rights, reasons why the barriers exist, reasons why the barriers are important
and lastly how a better access to the institution can be achieved.
The human rights as institutions is an important instrument in the achievement of justice
for the youth. This is mainly because of the kind of job it does to the indigenous youth and the
entire country of Australia as well. Some of the work that this institution does in ensuring justice
for the youth include: Promoting the human rights of the youth (Cornish, 2005), protecting the
human rights of the youth (Cornish, 2005) and lastly, providing links between human rights and
development initiative by using human right based approaches. (Klatt, 2010).
Homelessness
Hand in hand with that, the indigenous youth in Australia experience unique
circumstances in has much as their human rights are concerned. This uniqueness in most cases is
negatively oriented which in majorly makes them lead a very miserable life. This uniqueness is a
violation of the law and many times it is looked as a disadvantage over this one indigenous group
of the youths. One of the unique features that the youths undergo in as much as their rights are
concerned is a lack of home and adequate support (Florentine, 2006). The Australian law about
