Indigenous children routinely subjected to racist slurs and excessive force, including use of stun guns, Yoorrook Justice Commission told
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First Nations children are routinely strip-searched by police and it amounts to “state-sanctioned violence”, a defence lawyer has told Victoria’s Indigenous truth-telling commission.
Tessa Theocharous told the Yoorrrook Justice Commission that the constant mistreatment of Aboriginal children by Victoria police was rooted in racism.
Continue reading…Indigenous children routinely subjected to racist slurs and excessive force, including use of stun guns, Yoorrook Justice Commission toldGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFirst Nations children are routinely strip-searched by police and it amounts to “state-sanctioned violence”, a defence lawyer has told Victoria’s Indigenous truth-telling commission.Tessa Theocharous told the Yoorrrook Justice Commission that the constant mistreatment of Aboriginal children by Victoria police was rooted in racism.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading…