Australia: Black Deaths In Custody - Justice Now - A Campaign To Stop The Deaths In Custody Of ...

Australia: Black Deaths In Custody - Justice Now - A Campaign To Stop The Deaths In Custody Of Aborigines And Torres Strait Islanders   The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody   On 10 August 1987, Prime Minister Bob Hawke announced the formation of a Royal Commission to investigate the causes of deaths of Aboriginal people while held in State and Territory jails. It was established in response to a growing public concern that deaths in custody of Aboriginal people were too...

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