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21 May 2016

Inquiry into abuse in NI children's homes and borstals begins

Victims have waited years to tell their stories, senior counsel to the biggest public inquiry into child abuse ever held in the UK has said.
The Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry (HIA) is examining abuse claims in Northern Ireland children's homes and juvenile justice. It was set up by Northern Ireland's power-sharing executive to investigate allegations dating from 1922 to 1995.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-25697391