New Zealand Issues National Apology for State and Church Care Abuse
TL;DR
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon issued a formal apology for the extensive abuse suffered by individuals, particularly Maori and Pasifika children and people with disabilities, in state, foster, and faith-based care facilities from 1950 to 2019. A government investigation revealed that at least 200,000 out of 655,000 people experienced abuse, including rape and torture, during this period.
- New Zealand government apologizes for ‘horrific’ abuse in state care The Washington Post
- New Zealand offers ‘unreserved’ apology to 200,000 survivors of ‘horrific’ abuse in care The Guardian
- New Zealand's leader apologizes to survivors of abuse in state and church care NPR
- 'Horrific, heartbreaking': New Zealand PM offers national apology to people abused in care The Times of India
- 'A Hollow and Limited Apology.' New Zealand Survivors of Abuse in Care Speak in Their Own Words U.S. News & World Report
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