He’s Ms Dhu, Aunty Tanya Day and all of the 437 black deaths in custody since 1991. The truth is that we are dying because governments have ignored the recommendations from the royal commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody. Politicians have had the answers to end black deaths in custody for 29 years but have chosen inaction. There have been over 400 inquiries into ending our over-imprisonment and the injustices we face in the legal system. If this is going to be a pivotal moment in our history, we need to go beyond the empty gestures of the past.

Source: The Guardian June 28, 2020 17:26 UTC