Hey do you have more info about human rights violations by cops in Australia? Especially against first nation Aussie's? I'm aware it's a thing but id like to be more aware about cases especially recently to remind myself and others about the injustices faced here as well.

Well for starters: Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander people are the most incarcerated people in the world - beating the US’s atrocious track record of incarcerating 2,207 African-Americans per 100,000 of the population whereas Australia incarcerates 2,346 Indigenous Australian per 100,000 of the population.

They make up 2% of the overall population, but 27% of the adult prison population. They’re unfairly targeted with minor offenses. The Australian Law Reform Commission recommended that Australia abolish discriminatory mandatory sentencing and imprisonment for unpaid fines - which disproportionately impact Indigenous women.

There was a Royal Commission into deaths in custody that ended in 1991 but since then 423 Indigenous people have died in custody. As I mentioned in an early ask today although police have been charged with the murder of Indigenous Australians in custody, I cannot find an example where they were actually convicted. Even recently 5 prison guards held down a man while he couldn’t breathe until he died. They’re not currently facing disciplinary action.

The Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) gave Australia a score of 5.5 out of 10 for “freedom from torture” with Indigenous Australians the highest at risk of torture/ill treatment. (The next group at highest risk if refugees and we all know that the government is deliberately cruel to refugees)

Indigenous Australians also rank lower on Quality of Life indicators like food, education, health, housing, and work, which we can link to the history of colonial disenfranchisement and high rates of incarceration causing problems with gaining access to education/employment which impacts health/food/housing and so forth.

Also last year the Australian Lawyers for Human Rights had a “report card” where they gave Australia an F minus saying that there was no progress towards reconciliation or the civil, political, social, and cultural rights for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

So yeah. There’s just a lot of problems when it comes to the legal system and how it treats Indigenous people to say the least.

If anyone has any resources that amplify an Indigenous person’s voice on this matter please put it in the notes so people can see it. That’d be greatly appreciated.