NORTHERN IRELAND
BBC News
By Tara Mills
BBC News NI
The Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry (HIA) began in January and so far almost 70 people have given evidence.
Thirty-four of those were children who lived in homes.
Some have told the BBC they are unhappy with the structure of the inquiry and feel that their vulnerability has not been appreciated when they have taken the stand.
Allison Diver, 44, went to live in Termonbacca children’s home in Londonderry when she was 10.
She said she suffered physical and sexual abuse during her time there, horrors that are still clear in her mind.
“Nights are the worst for me,” she said.
“Where other people would be sleeping, I’m walking the floors. You’re remembering every last detail – smells, bangs. It’s like someone plays a movie and then won’t let it stop and hides the remote control.”
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