Abuse and torture victims still waiting for government redress
A man who survived torture as a teenager at the notorious Lake Alice psychiatric facility in the 1970s and had to go to the UN in his efforts to gain…
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Crown cover-up? When the state turned on its victims – Part 1
Offices of the Attorney-General and Solicitor-General have been implicated in what a Royal Commission calls a ‘cover-up’ of torture and sexual abuse of children in the custody of the state….
Crown cover-up? Legal trickery – Part 2
When Helen Clark came into power in 1999, the system under her government continued to minimise the Crown’s liability for the state’s torture and abuse of children, which had breached…
Crown cover-up? Full disclosure – Part 3
Even with the UN and a Royal Commission of Inquiry breathing down its neck, Crown Law was still not disclosing information to police or the UN’s Committee Against Torture. Aaron Smale…
New head of Crown abuse response put NZ’s false case to UN
Ahead of the Crown’s planned formal apology next month to survivors of abuse in state care, it appoints a new executive with history in its handling of the affair.
Research article – Male Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse: A Review
Male child sexual abuse is over-represented in institutional settings. This realization has increasingly come into public focus in recent decades initially through lived experience, often with male survivors’ stories told…
Research article – Consequences of violent assaults for young victims and their parents
Falling victim to crime is a frightening event, with serious negative consequences for victims’ health, labour market participation, and human capital accumulation. Most existing studies on the impacts of victimisation…
Abuse in Care report: Catholic Church does not fully accept some findings, survivor says response ‘appalling’
The Catholic Church has apologised again to survivors of abuse in its care, accepting most of the Royal Commission’s findings but not fully accepting several others.
Te Ao Marama – Best Practice Framework
Developed over several years, these new best practice guidelines are judicial-led District Court initiative (applies to Family Court and Youth Justice, not High Court). It wants courts to be adopting…
Research article – Service Engagement Among People Experiencing Homelessness and Mental Disorders: A Call for Person-centred Innovations
In recent years, there has been increased support for the use of coercive policies to address the seemingly intractable problem of homelessness among people with mental disorders in North America….
A Liturgy of Lament: We cannot move forward if we cannot recognise the impact of our past
A service in response to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care. Streamed live on 5 Sept 2024 at the Transitional Cathedral.
Marist ‘monster’ jailed – at 82 years old
Almost 50 years after the horrific offending which ruined the lives of two of his former pupils, ex-teacher and former Marist religious brother Charles Afeaki on Wednesday night began a…
Waiting too long: Abuse in care survivor dies waiting for change
After decades hoping for change, one of the first abuse in care survivors to speak out has died before he could see it happen. His family and friends say survivors…
Senior public servants on notice over abuse in care failings
Some senior public servants implicated in the state abuse cover-up remain in positions of power – including Solicitor-General Una Jagose and Education Secretary Iona Holsted. Now the minister leading the…
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The state care decision that rippled through four generations
Warning: This story discusses sexual abuse, as well as physical and psychological abuse endured in state care. It also discusses suicide, depression and mental health. From the Featherston girls’ home…
Government acknowledges courageous abuse survivors
Government’s Response to the Royal Commission’s Report into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions.
‘I’m even more concerned’: A survivor’s response to the final abuse in care report
Despite the many, many recommendations in today’s final inquiry report, there are still some glaring omissions, writes Steve Goodlass.
A long list of ministers and leaders found at fault for allowing abuse in care
The 112 politicians and senior public servants who oversaw decades of harm and neglect, plus those who have been asked to apologise.
On an inclusive, non- discriminatory approach to holistic redress
E hara taku toa I te takitahi. Te toa takitini “My strength is not as an individual, but as a collective” When we gave our opening at the Faith-based Phase…
Research article – Can digital media be a voice for men, too? What can we learn from male sexual assault disclosure made through digital media
Social networking sites and online forums are becoming a safe space for people to find supportive online communities where they can self-disclose sensitive matters anonymously without fearing an adverse reaction….
Survivors’ fear: ‘We will die before we get compensation’
The Royal Commission on Abuse in Care has just delivered its much-delayed final report. But an earlier report, filed in December 2021, said abuse survivors needed an independent payment scheme…
Research article: Thriving, just not just surviving – The experiences of male survivors of historical sexual abuse in Aotearoa / New Zealand
Tautoko Tāne Aotearoa publishes part two of a research study on effective support services for male suriviors of sexual violence.
‘We made history’: Small step in healing of Marylands School abuse survivors
A Christchurch park and road have been renamed to remove the reminder of the dark past of Marylands School. From Thursday, the former Marylands Reserve and Marylands Place will be…