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15
April
1991

The deaths-in-custody commission signs its final report

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📅 15 April 1991 📍 Australia

The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody signed its final report, containing 339 recommendations after investigating 99 deaths. The inquiry addressed custodial procedures and broader social, cultural and legal factors. Its recommendations offered grounds for continuing demands for institutional accountability. The report's completion did not establish that its recommendations had been implemented.

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Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody