SWITZERLAND
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
Abuse victims applaud UN panel
It sides with oppressed Irish women
SNAP urges governments to help Magdalenes
Church & state should “seek out others who suffer in silence”
And they should provide quck but thorough help to the elderly women, SNAP says
WHAT
Holding signs and childhood photos at a sidewalk news conference, clergy sex abuse victims will
— praise United Nations Committee Against Torture for pushing Irish government officials to do more for the Magdalene laundry victims, and
— prod Northern Irish government officials to launch an aggressive investigation and outreach effort to find – and help – all Magdalene laundry victims
They will also
— discuss the “first ever” testimony they gave yesterday before a United Nations panel, and
–urge church victims, witnesses and whistleblowers to step forward and help provide evidence for their on-going International Criminal Court complaint against the Catholic hierarchy
WHEN
Thursday, June 20, at 11:00 a.m.
WHERE
On the sidewalk outside the United Nations Office at Geneva, Palais des Nations, Avenue de la Paix 8-14, CH – 1211 Genève 10, Switzerland
WHO
Two victims of clergy sex crimes who belong to an international support group called SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, including the organization’s long time US director who is traveling through Switzerland, Germany and Austria
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