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He urged the federal government to launch “proper independent inquiries” into the deaths of Indigenous people in police custody.

Indigenous rapper Adam Briggs, known as Briggs, said he empathised with the protesters because “like America, Australia was founded on white supremacy”. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google. Copyright © 2020 The New Daily. Action Network is an open platform that empowers individuals and groups to organize for progressive causes. Human Rights for All started this petition to Peter Dutton (Minister for Home Affairs) and 4 others. The number of Indigenous Australian deaths in police custody is under the microscope as advocates question why their stories haven’t ignited the same fury as the alleged murder of George Floyd.

But deaths in police custody are not unique to America.

Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT started this petition to Nigel Scullion (Minister for Indigenous Affairs) and. Even though we are still grieving, we are calling on governments to act now – we will not leave anyone behind.

Research reveals the likelihood of jail time is much higher for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people than the rest of the population.

Victoria is one of only two states that have failed to do so. “This is what happens to our own people. Subsequent deaths in custody, considered suspicious by families of the deceased, culminated in the 1987 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC). Click here to learn more or change your cookie settings. Aboriginal deaths in custody is a political and social issue in Australia. Subscribe for free to get the latest breaking news and analysis sent to your inbox. Full documentation, knowledge base, and tutorial videos are available here. The lawyer talks carefully with the person, notifies the Police, and the vulnerable person in custody is made safe. The Australian government is not funding the CNS beyond 30 June 2015.

This Report uses findings of coronial inquests as a means of auditing the implementation of the Royal Commission’s recommendations. “Why hasn’t the coroner come out and made a recommendation that someone be arrested for murder for killing an Aboriginal person?” Mr Dillon said. Join organizations large and small who've made the switch! Aboriginal deaths in custody is a political and social issue in Australia.

Thank you for supporting the Day family's campaign to change the law in Victoria and end Aboriginal deaths in custody.

IT'S NOT JUST A PHONE LINE, IT'S A LIFELINE. Since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody in 1991, at least 432 Aboriginal people have died in police custody, according to data from The Guardian.

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Often people aren't OK. Since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody in 1991, at least 432 Aboriginal people have died in police custody, according to data from The Guardian. Real-time campaign data for partners powered by HVR. Click here to learn more or change your cookie settings. Threats of self-harm or suicide are common.

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We have a gorgeous interface that's a joy to use. He said Indigenous children as young as 10 were being locked up in Australian jails, with some forced to endure months of solitary confinement. PREVENT ANOTHER ABORIGINAL DEATH IN CUSTODY.

Incarceration rates are too high, and there have already been too many Aboriginal deaths in police cell custody in this country. It rose in prominence in the early 1980s, with Aboriginal activists campaigning following the death of 16-year-old John Peter Pat in 1983.

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They held up placards with messages that read “we can’t breathe” and “400 plus deaths in custody”. “Both men had multiple officers restraining them, pushing them into the ground and ignoring their cries for help, until they took their last breath.

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Share with your friends on Facebook and Twitter or share the direct link. Racial inequality rallies are planned in Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide on Saturday. Subsequent deaths in custody, considered suspicious by families of the deceased, culminated in the 1987 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC). Choose which styles to load.

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The ALS is urgently calling on the Australian government to fund this essential service. “We need to start talking about the truth of history, and what we’re doing wrong and how we’re going to change it.”.

WE NEED YOUR HELP TO KEEP THE CNS RUNNING! Indigenous imprisonment rate almost DOUBLED pic.twitter.com/hkRPD8cFbF, — Rafael Epstein (@Raf_Epstein) June 1, 2020. Despite Indigenous adults making up only around two per cent of our national population, they constitute nearly 30 per cent of all prisoners. The treatment of Aboriginal Australians in police custody has come under the spotlight as Americans protest.

“There’s been more than 400 deaths.

It rose in prominence in the early 1980s, with Aboriginal activists campaigning following the death of 16-year old John Peter Pat in 1983. With it you can publish your own online actions, build lists of activists, and work with your allies online easily. Get The New Daily free every morning and evening. Your browser currently has Javascript turned off.

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