Judge Carolyn Henwood: Time has come to clearly state how children should be treated

Judge Carolyn Henwood: Time has come to clearly state how children should be treated

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/89359350/carolyn-henwood-time-has-come-for-new-zealanders-to-clearly-state-how-children-should-be-treated More than half of the people we spoke with said they were sexually abused. A number of girls had to accept that sex with the foster father was part of the deal, otherwise they’d be moved on. Boys were often given to farmers as free labour. Nothing was theirs, even their state-provided clothing would…

Judge Henwood said survivors had nowhere to go

Judge Henwood said survivors had nowhere to go

http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/319257/tolley-rules-out-apology-for-child-abuse-in-state-care Judge Carolyn Henwood was the chair of the Confidential Listening and Assistance Service (CLAS) panel that heard from more than 1100 people who were abused in state care between the 1950s and 1980s, predominantly under the Department of Social Welfare. More than 100,000 children were taken from their families and put into state institutions…