New Zealand inquiry finds 253,000 children and adults abused in state and faith-based care
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New Zealand inquiry finds 253,000 children and adults abused in state and faith-based care
Reuters / Dec 16, 2020, 08:17 IST
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WELLINGTON:- Up to a quarter of a million children, young people and vulnerable adults were abused in New Zealand s faith-based and state care institutions in the past several decades, a public inquiry revealed on Wednesday.
An interim report by the Royal Commission of Inquiry into historic abuse of children in state care estimated that up to 253,000 people were abused between 1950 and 2019. This accounts for almost 40% of the 655,000 people in care during that period.
Up to a quarter of a million children, young people and vulnerable adults were abused in New Zealand’s faith-based and state care institutions in the past several decades, a public inquiry revealed on Wednesday.
An interim report by the Royal Commission of Inquiry into historical abuse of children in state care estimated that up to 256,000 people were abused between 1950 and 2019.
This accounts for almost 40 percent of the 655,000 people in care during that period.
“The hurt and anguish that has been caused in New Zealand’s history is inexcusable,” said Minister for the Public Service Chris Hipkins, who described the report as a “difficult read”.
16 Dec 2020 / 11:10 H.
(Corrects figure to 256,000 from 253,000 in headline and par 2)
By Praveen Menon
WELLINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Up to a quarter of a million children, young people and vulnerable adults were abused in New Zealand s faith-based and state care institutions in the past several decades, a public inquiry revealed on Wednesday.
An interim report by the Royal Commission of Inquiry into historic abuse of children in state care estimated that up to 256,000 people were abused between 1950 and 2019. This accounts for almost 40% of the 655,000 people in care during that period.
The report also found that the number of people passing through care institutions was six times higher than what the government had previously estimated.