NORTHERN IRELAND
BBC News
Northern Ireland Programme Director of Amnesty International, Patrick Corrigan, welcomed the publishing of the Clogher clerical abuse report.
“We got yet another glimpse into the horror of abuse suffered by children in parishes in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and the way in which figures in the church hierarchy permitted the abuse to continue.
“Yet, church-approved reviews are no substitute for a proper, independent investigation into clerical child sex abuse throughout Northern Ireland,” he said.
“It is increasingly clear that clerical child sex abuse happened in Northern Ireland over many years and over many parishes – but only a proper state-instituted inquiry will tell us the extent of the problem and help bring to account those responsible.”
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