NORTHERN IRELAND
News Letter
Northern Ireland victims of clerical child abuse and former residents of Magdalene Laundry-type institutions are coming together to call on the Stormont Executive to establish inquiries into their abuse allegations.
On Wednesday, Amnesty International will publish research setting out the case for independent and effective inquiries into allegations of abuse by victims who are not covered by the current Historic Institutional Abuse (HIA) inquiry.
Victims of clerical child sexual abuse and former residents of Magdalene Laundry-type institutions in Northern Ireland, not covered by the HIA inquiry, will call for an extension of the terms of reference of the inquiry or the establishment of a fresh inquiry into their allegations of abuse.
Two briefings papers from Amnesty International – one covering clerical child abuse and one covering abuse in Magdalene Laundry-type institutions inn Northern Ireland will be published.
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