CALL FOR FURTHER REDRESS FOR SURVIVORS OF MAGDALENE LAUNDRIES AND MOTHER AND BABY HOMES

Galway Bay FM
August 11, 2017

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Galway Bay fm newsroom – There’s a call for further redress to survivors of Magdalene laundries and Mother and Baby Homes, such as those in Galway

The UN Committee Against Torture says its previous recommendations on historical abuse have either been only partially implemented, or not at all.

Following a review of Ireland’s compliance with the UN Convention on Torture and Other Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Ireland is complimented for its progress on ending the incarceration of children in adult prisons, and the Citizens Assembly, but it’s sharply critical of other issues.

The UN Committee against Torture or UNCAT says Ireland should undertake a thorough impartial investigation into Magdalene Laundries that has the power to compel witnesses and ensure punishment of those responsible.

The UNCAT also wants redress for survivors of Mother and baby homes, and is concerned that some survivors of institutional abuse have been left outside the now-closed redress scheme.

Solicitor Fionna Fox says just 15 thousand out of 170 thousand people who passed through residential institutions got redress.

While the recommendations are non-binding, the Government will be studying the report.