The Age of Inquiry

Research project & online resource mapping institutional child abuse globally inquiries. Led by Dr Katie Wright, La Trobe University. RTs not endorsements.

[CLAN 🇺🇦 @CLAN_AU]

Past Care Leavers: We Hear You | Premier of Victoria
#Redress for Victorian CareLeavers to cover ALL forms of abuse & neglect
Thank you sincerely everyone who has come silent protests in the Rain hail or sunshine ☀️
So proud of you all Clannies
💙💛 https://t.co/e8aqcY30bL

[Chrissie Foster @ChrissieFoster7]

3 short films of Leonie Sheedy from CLAN, Journalist Joanne McCarthy
and myself in relation to our child sexual abuse efforts echoed and upheld in our democracy.

https://t.co/XfeD8OVBwo

[CLAN 🇺🇦 @CLAN_AU]

Citizen Activism: Reclaiming Childhood Rights · Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Thankyou KatieWright&team @latrobe⁩
CareLeavers have a lot to thank CLAN Cofounder #JoannaPenglase & all Clannies tirelessly came to protests #auspol https://t.co/l6ssYsWTdH

[The Age of Inquiry @abuseinquiries]

New short film project profiling citizen activists as part of an exhibition at the Museum of Australian Democracy. Follow the link to watch online

[Museum of Australian Democracy @MoAD_Canberra]

We've partnered with @latrobe to tell the stories of 3 women who helped bring about one of the largest and most significant public inquiries ever conducted in Australia: the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

More: https://t.co/mtGQeMTCb9

[The Age of Inquiry @abuseinquiries]

New inquiry added to the website: Swiss Independent Expert Commission (IEC) on Administrative Detention https://t.co/lm5RxLff2Z

[Australian Human Rights Commission @AusHumanRights]

Hon Justice Peter McClellan AM & Chrissie Foster have won the prestigious 2018 Human Rights Medal for their contribution to the Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse. @ChrissieFoster7 has long campaigned for justice for survivors. McClellan J led the Commission #HRA2018 💥

[The Age of Inquiry @abuseinquiries]

New Zealand child abuse inquiry widened to include religious institutions https://t.co/PxwnXndBHc

[The Age of Inquiry @abuseinquiries]

UK: Scotland’s child abuse inquiry to investigate ‘additional institutions’ https://t.co/auz6NaS7Fe

[Chrissie Foster @ChrissieFoster7]

At the SNAP Conference, Chicago. Australia being held up as heroes on clergy child abuse issue. Retired Prof Steven Spaner did whole session on developments in Australia over last 12 months.

[The Age of Inquiry @abuseinquiries]

New special issue of the Journal of Australian Studies on the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse https://t.co/Zy2pJH7VqU

[Savitri Taylor @SavitriTaylor]

Check out #Childabuse litigation – a legal revolution, @latrobelaw seminar, 18 May, https://t.co/sz2IiWW25R @Eventbrite

[CLAN 🇺🇦 @CLAN_AU]

#Apology #Budget A national apology to the victims of institutional child sexual abuse

The government will provide $1.6 million over two years from 2017-18 to develop and deliver a national apology to the victims of institutional child sexual abuse.

[The Age of Inquiry @abuseinquiries]

New Zealand: Royal Commission of Inquiry invites submissions on historical state-care abuse terms of reference, via @nzherald https://t.co/5m72twn2I7

[The Age of Inquiry @abuseinquiries]

New Zealand: How broad should government abuse inquiry go? https://t.co/RM7Dx915dB

[The Age of Inquiry @abuseinquiries]

Australia: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to deliver national apology to child sexual abuse victims https://t.co/jAFl9ZLCoV