UNITED KINGDOM/AUSTRALIA
The JC
By Manny Waks, July 16, 2015
With the onset of the independent inquiry into the historical sexual abuse of children in the UK, it is worth reflecting on the ongoing Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse currently underway in Australia.
Since the Commission’s work commenced in early 2013, it is fair to say that Australia has been shocked by what it has been exposed to.
Through case studies or public hearings, we have witnessed first-hand the very worst of our society: the sexual abuse of children and the subsequent and deliberate cover-ups of these crimes, which are often accompanied by the re-traumatisation of victims through a range of actions, including intimidating them and their families into silence.
I can emphatically say that much of its success may be attributed to the fact that it has been victim/survivor-centric, meaning that all its activities seem to be infused with consideration primarily for the interests and wellbeing of past and future victims/survivors of child sexual abuse.
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