US EditionNew Zealand's leaders formally apologize to survivors of abuse in state and church care
- New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon issued a formal apology in Parliament for historic abuses in state and church care, affecting hundreds of thousands of children and vulnerable adults.
- An estimated 200,000 individuals endured severe abuse in care settings over the last seven decades, as revealed in a recent report.
- The government acknowledged that past treatment in a state-run hospital constituted torture and pledged to apologize to abuse survivors.
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New Zealand PM formally apologizes for decades of abuse in state and faith-based care
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon formally apologized before Parliament on Tuesday for decades of abuse in state and faith-based care. During the live-streamed session, Luxon extended a “formal and unreserved apology” to survivors and their families. The prime minister noted his apology was “on behalf of the government to everyone who suffered abuse, harm, and neglect while in care.” Luxon acknowledged the strength and bravery of surv…
On Tuesday, November 12, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon issued an apology to the thousands of survivors of abuse inflicted over 70 years in children's homes and mental hospitals in New Zealand.
New Zealand Prime Minister Luxon has apologized to victims of physical and sexual violence in state and religious institutions.
New Zealand Prime Minister Offers ‘Unreserved’ Apology to People Abused in Care
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has given a “formal and unreserved” apology to thousands of people who were abused in state and church care homes over seven decades. An estimated 200,000 children and vulnerable adults suffered some form of abuse between 1950 and 2019. Luxon, who became prime minister in Oct. 2023 after the right-of-center National Party defeated Labour, said: “It was horrific. It was heartbreaking. It was wrong. A…
According to a report, 200,000 people in New Zealand were victims of abuse in care facilities from 1950 onwards. New Zealand's Prime Minister Luxon is now asking for an apology.
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