The national day of action marks 30 years since the royal commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody handed down its final report. Photo: Getty ImagesThousands of Australians are protesting against Indigenous deaths in custody ahead of the 30th anniversary of a landmark royal commission report. More than 470 Indigenous people have died in detention since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody published its final report on April 15, 1991. The review also found the rate of Indigenous incarceration had almost doubled since 1991 and that monitoring of deaths in custody had fallen. She called for both state and federal governments to take responsibility and accountability for deaths in custody, and to provide transparency around the deaths.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 10, 2021 05:48 UTC