Panel tasked with designing probe into NI mother and baby homes set to announce findings

By Q Radio news

An expert panel tasked with designing a probe into mother-and-baby homes and Magdalene Laundries here is to announce its findings today. 

Stormont committed to an investigation earlier this year into the former institutions for unmarried mothers in Northern Ireland.

Amnesty International has written to Executive ministers urging them to establish an independent public inquiry.

An expert panel tasked with designing a probe into mother-and-baby homes and Magdalene Laundries here is to announce its findings today.https://t.co/8pKJRKwo2t

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Patrick Corrigan, Amnesty International’s Northern Ireland Programme Director, said:

“We look forward to seeing the Panel’s recommendations. We have listened to survivors and other experts about what works and what doesn’t in similar inquiries, both here in Northern Ireland and around the world.

“The Northern Ireland Executive now has an opportunity to deliver an inquiry and other measures which will meet the needs of those who suffered as a result of these cruel institutions.

“Crucially, the inquiry must have the powers to compel witnesses and documentation, including on a cross-border basis, to help vindicate the rights of victims to truth, justice and reparation.”