CHILDREN in institutions in Northern
Ireland were exported to Australia like “baby convicts”, a witness has
told a public inquiry into historical abuse. The Sisters of Nazareth order of Catholic nuns was responsible for
the removal of 111 child migrants aged as young as five before and after
World War II, some of whom faced grave sexual and physical violence
after arrival. Another 20 were sent by other institutions.
In some cases parental consent was not sought, migrants were separated from siblings and some deprived of their real identities by withholding of birth certificates, a lawyer for the Historical Institutional Abuse (HIA) inquiry said.
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In some cases parental consent was not sought, migrants were separated from siblings and some deprived of their real identities by withholding of birth certificates, a lawyer for the Historical Institutional Abuse (HIA) inquiry said.
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