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Irish Independent

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DEARBHAIL MCDONALD LEGAL EDITOR – 19 JUNE 2013

SURVIVORS of Magdalene Laundries should be paid “comprehensive compensation” including unpaid wages, pensions and rehabilitation supports for forced labour, according to the Irish Human Rights Commission.

The IHRC said former Senator Martin McAleese’s investigation into the institutions fell short as he did not draw any conclusions on the human rights obligations of the State.

Professor Siobhan Mullally, IHRC commissioner, said its follow-up report was filling a gap left by the McAleese inquiry.