The UN has called on the Vatican to investigate the Magdalene laundries
so those responsible for the abuse suffered in the institutions can be
prosecuted.
In a scathing section of its report on the Vatican’s response to abuse, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child said the Church has not taken the necessary steps and measures to “ensure justice for girls arbitrarily placed by their families, State institutions and churches in the Magdalene laundries”.
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/un-seeks-vatican-probe-of-magdalene-laundries-abuse-257812.html
In a scathing section of its report on the Vatican’s response to abuse, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child said the Church has not taken the necessary steps and measures to “ensure justice for girls arbitrarily placed by their families, State institutions and churches in the Magdalene laundries”.
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/un-seeks-vatican-probe-of-magdalene-laundries-abuse-257812.html
