International lawyer Geoffrey Robertson to argue Australia failed to protect Dungay’s right to life and denied family justice for his 2015 death in Long Bay jail
International human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson says there has been “no proper investigation” into the 2015 death in prison custody of Aboriginal man David Dungay and will take his case to the United Nations to force Australia to take action.
Robertson announced on Thursday he will lodge the complaint on behalf of the Dungay family at the UN human rights committee in Geneva.
Related: Aboriginal deaths in custody reports to be increased to every six months after years of delays
My son had a right to live … And I have the right to demand accountability and justice for what happened to David
Related: Deaths inside: every Indigenous death in custody since 2008 tracked – interactive
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