Magdalene abuse must not go unpunished, UN tells Ireland
August 12 2017, The Times
Members of the Catholic Church must be prosecuted and punished for their role in the Magdalene laundries, the United Nations has said.
The UN committee against torture has unequivocally dismissed the state’s investigation into the institutions and claims damning documents showing church and state collusion against women have been ignored.
The international human rights body has said that the government must ensure that religious orders responsible for perpetrating abuse against women and children for decades must be forced . . .
