This is edition 2024/195 of the Ten@10 newsletter.
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1. Holding state agencies to account for Abuse in care
Bryce Edwards
- 🌍 New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, UK, France, Germany, and US all faced systemic abuse in institutions.
- 📜 Jacinda Ardern's pre-election commitment led to NZ's Royal Commission on abuse in care.
- 📅 Commission, NZ's longest, ran from 2018 to July 2024, with 2,400 survivor testimonies.
- 📚 Findings include 16 volumes exposing systemic abuse and cover-ups from 1950 to 1999.
- ⚖️ Criticisms targeted officials like Solicitor General Una Jagose and Attorney-General Judith Collins.
- 🏛️ Recommendations focus on transparency, but concerns remain about accountability and reform.
- 🕵️♂️ Allegations of abuse involved transportation, missing children, and exploitation by officials.
- 🚫 No direct evidence substantiated organized abuse allegations, but trust in inquiry processes questioned.
- 📉 Cover-up motivations included fear of financial and reputational damage.
- 💬 Government's apology overshadowed by accountability and ongoing issues in Oranga Tamariki.
