Protests against police brutality in the US should be a wake-up call about the plight of Indigenous Australians in the justice system, justice advocates say.
The family of an Aboriginal man who died in custody says protests against police brutality in the US should be a wake-up call about the plight of Indigenous Australians in the justice system.video footage of an Aboriginal teenager being kicked to the ground by a NSW policeman
The mother, sister and father of a teenage boy involved in an arrest in Surry Hills earlier this week have called for charges to be laid against the arresting officer."The government needs to really wake up and address the issue of First Nations people being killed [in custody]." The teenager cannot be named due to legal reasons. Family members did not provide names to media to ensure their privacy.
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