PRESS RELEASE 15 March 2012
Irish Human Rights Commission, Women’s Human Rights Alliance and Justice for Magdalenes address UN Human Rights Council on Magdalene Laundries abuse
The Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) has made a statement to the UN Human Rights Council calling on the government to address the issue of reparation for survivors of the Magdalene Laundries.
The Women’s Human Rights Alliance (WHRA), led by the National Women’s Council of Ireland, also made a statement to the Human Rights Council urging the government to comply with the recommendations of the UN Committee against Torture and the IHRC to institute a statutory inquiry into Magdalene Laundries abuse and compensation scheme for survivors.
Last October, when Ireland presented for its Universal Periodic Review in Geneva, 127 recommendations were made by UN member states for Ireland to strengthen its human rights protections. Justice for Magdalenes (JFM), the survivor advocacy group also participated in the process. Maeve O’Rourke, JFM advisory committee, said: “JFM submitted evidence of the State’s involvement in the Magdalene Laundries abuse to the Human Rights Council, including firsthand testimony from survivors.”
Today, the government communicated its acceptance of a recommendation from Thailand to institute a statutory inquiry and compensation scheme for women and children abuse victims by explaining that an apology has already been made to victims of childhood abuse and compensation awarded by the Residential Institutions Redress Board.
Speaking to the Human Rights Council, Jacqueline Healy of WHRA said “We are gravely concerned that in accepting the Thai recommendation for a statutory inquiry and compensation scheme for women and children victims of abuse, there is no mention of the women survivors of Ireland’s Magdalen Laundries who have been denied reparation.”
Claire McGettrick of JFM said, “Thailand’s recommendation specifically referred to ‘women’ victims. The government’s response has elided the suffering of the women who spent time in Magdalene Laundries, who have so far been denied any apology or reparation. Magdalene Laundry survivors need to know that the government is serious about putting this injustice right and the government’s statement to the UN Human Rights Council today did nothing to achieve that.”
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Do people of this world realise that in Dublin today there are women- Maggies- who do not know their birth names and only know their number?
This is what we as a planet condemned during Nazi Germany- but not a word when it pertains to Irish women.
Are Irish women less than the Jews etc who suffered in Nazi camps.?
Something is seriously wrong in Irish Dail if this is the mentality, and it clearly is, for actions speak for themselves.
Maybe it is like the court system in Eire 2012 WHERE JUDGES ARE TAUGHT TO SEE ALL WOMEN AS FEEBLE MINDED.
I am still recovering from the shock of hearing that in Dublin.2012
It is all about Patriarchal Eire and its view of women as second class beings as indoctrinated from Rome.
it is not that long ago since Rome “allowed” women to have souls. lol
These same men of god, all born of wombman, but saying women were Eve ill and had no souls.
Also of note- I studied the past to understand- women are only here to SUFFER FOR THE SINS OF MEN AND TO SAVE THEIR SOULS.
How about that for insane doctrine.
Oh there is more. Saints taught that victims of domestic abuse, rape etc only THOUGHT THEY WERE BEING ABUSED and were here to suffer for males too.
I mean after all who could expect the Supreme males to do any suffering- only the women and the children.
Notice also how women and children are still pigeon holed in the same wee box.
How i wish I had been there to speak.
Its still about the governments decisions about women who worked and the pay thay should have been given. in many prisons people work but upon leaving thay recieve thier pay as thay have to start again.Why is it that its different for these ladies. Slave labour was against the law then.And now no one seems to want to start the proceedings. Either the church or the government should make a real move. Clever wordings arent enough.
Give these women respect, or make it known Irish politics are so corrupt there is no hope for the people of Ireland especially women.
They earned the right to be heard.
It is just down right disgusting you the government and religious are prolonging this matter, you both are the most disgusting example to the world.
For god sake, it is not like it is going to brake the bank, you did that yourselves.
Wake up you filth wake up and take responsibility for all the Irish lives you destroyed.
This has become the dictatorship of europe the worst form of living, people are just ripped off financially, spiritually, health, education, schools, workplaces.
The filthy Media cover up and pic news to keep side with all this crap.
THERE IS NO PEOPLE’S NEWS OF IRELAND. BOYCOTT THE MEDIA OF IRELAND NOW. The people of Ireland have no voice a DICTATORSHIP.
The reason Ireland is suffering IDIOTS run the country, you do not look at money to make money you look at the NEED AND TAKE FROM THE GREED.