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Royal Commission into Abuse in Care: What could redress look like?

By 1News Reporters
June 23, 2024

Keith Wiffin, a survivor and advocate for others who faced abuse in state care, and human rights lawyer Sonja Cooper discuss what may come next. (Source: Q and A)

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care will deliver its final report this month. Q+A asks what redress could look like for survivors.

Announced in 2018, the commission was set up to investigate what happened to children, young people and vulnerable adults in State and faith-based care in New Zealand, with a main focus on the years 1950 to 1999.

Keith Wiffin, a survivor and advocate for others who faced abuse in state care, and human rights lawyer Sonja Cooper discuss what may come next.

Watch the video above for the full story.

Q+A with Jack Tame is made with the support of New Zealand On Air

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