UNITED STATES
National Survivor Advocates Coalition
Editorial
Australia
Down under, the hunt for truth is on.
The National Survivor Advocates Coalition (NSAC) salutes the courage of the survivors in Australia who would not rest until a vehicle was created for the truth.
That vehicle, the Australian parliament’s inquiry, backed by Prime Minister Julie Gillard and known as Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, has begun its work. More than 5,000 victims are expected to testify and the commission says the number could go higher.
5,000 – that’s a number that should be left to sink in upon the Church, the religious communities and the state institutions in which victims became victims.
Free basic legal advice will be available to victims, the commission has announced.
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