Dujuan Hoosan wasn't a big fan of school.

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He struggled to learn the curriculum and was told that, although he could speak four languages, he was a failure.

The Arrente and Garrwa boy from Alice Springs felt like a problem, and like many boys who are disengaged from the classroom he played up and skipped class.

At just 10 years old, an age when most kids are starting their final year of primary school, Dujuan was almost thrown in prison.

His family say the only reason he did not end up in youth detention was because they took him out of the system and placed him on the land to learn more about his culture.

He is at the centre of acclaimed documentary In My Blood It Runs, which examines how Australia's education system can be detached from Indigenous history and learning.

This week the 12-year-old will be one of the youngest people to give a speech in front of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva.

He is set to deliver a half-hour speech to the Committee on the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in which he will call for the age of criminal responsibility to be raised from 10 to 14.

Representatives from the Australian Attorney-General's Department will then be questioned about Australia's efforts to improve children's rights over the past five years.

Dujuan and his mother Megan Hoosan in In My Blood It Runs. ( Supplied: Maya Newell )

'Police cruel kids like me'

In his speech, Dujuan admits he was a cheeky kid — he once threw his teacher's keys onto his school roof — but he does not think he should go to jail for it.

"I know lots of kids that have been locked up. Police cruel kids like me. They treat us like they treat their enemies," his speech reads.

"What I want is a normal life of just being me. I want to be allowed to be an Aboriginal person, living on my land with my family and having a good life.

"My film is for all Aboriginal kids. It is about our dreams, our hopes and our rights. I hope you think of me when you are telling the Australian Government how to treat us better."

Dujuan could have been sent to the Don Dale youth detention centre at just 10 years old. ( AAP: Neda Vanovac )

His words add to a chorus of people and organisations calling for the age of incarceration to be raised.

The Australian Medical Association announced it supported raising the age to 14 in March and in June, the head of Amnesty International urged Australia to change its laws.

The Law Council of Australia previously argued the age should be raised to 12, but three months ago announced the minimum age should be 14.

Advocates have pointed to Norway, Finland and Sweden, where the age of criminal responsibility is set at 15, and Brazil, Peru and Uruguay, where it is set at 18.

State and Territory Attorney-Generals agreed to look at the issue last year following a Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting.

Maya Newell travelled with Dujuan Hoosan to Geneva. ( Supplied )

Education and justice system 'intrinsically connected'

Dujuan's speech calls for Australian schools to recognise Aboriginal history and "let us speak our languages in school".

Film director Maya Newell said education and juvenile justice were "intrinsically connected".

"Without knowing it, we've made a film that outlines how the school-to-prison pipeline is very alive in Australia," she said.

"We cannot have a conversation about juvenile justice without looking at the education system."

Dujuan had a speech read out to NT Parliament earlier in the year. ( Supplied: Instagram )

National children's commissioner Megan Mitchell said Aboriginal and Indigenous children were "completely disengaged and bored" in the classroom.

"They voted with their feet because school didn't keep them strong and keep them learning," she said.

"They learn a different set of perspectives of the world. Their cultural identity gives them incredible strength and it's absolutely critical for young Indigenous people to get that as part of their education.

"We need a much more agile educational system that recognises the background and individual needs of these children to keep them engaged."