Review Of Mother & Baby Home Report Finds Commission Report Excuses Abuses.

Wednesday, 14 July 2021 11:43

File image: Memorial plaque at Tuam Mother and Baby Home/RollingNews

It also finds the State is responsible for several mass abuses

A report to be published today finds residents of mother and baby homes were subjected to involuntary detention, forced labour, and illegal adoption.

The document is an an alternative expert review of the Mother & Baby Homes Commission of Investigation report.

A group of 25 academics, with expertise spanning criminal justice, human rights and family law, have re-examined the commission's report.

They have found, according to the Irish Examiner, that the "Commission used a narrow account of Irish legal history to excuse the abuses detailed across the Report".

They have also found that the State is responsible for several mass abuses including breaches of human and constitutional rights.

25 legal experts re-write the #MotherandBabyHomes Executive Summary based on the evidence in the Report & applying Constitutional and human rights laws that existed at the time (as the Commission should have done).

Huge thanks to all the authors listed 👇https://t.co/nOzcfLqraE
— Dr Maeve O'Rourke (@maeveorourke) July 12, 2021

The document will be published on Wednesday afternoon.

Breeda Murphy is PRO of the Tuam Mother & Baby Home Alliance.

She joined Clem Ryan on Wednesday morning's edition of Kildare Today

Three test cases, including Philomena Lee, could be heard in High Court as Mother and Baby Home survivors seek judicial review https://t.co/63ZAGbtna7
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) July 13, 2021

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