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New Zealand's leader formally apologizes to survivors of abuse in state and church care
New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon makes a "formal and unreserved" apology in Parliament for the widespread abuse, torture and neglect of hundreds of thousands of children and vulnerable adults in care,
'A Hollow and Limited Apology.' New Zealand Survivors of Abuse in Care Speak in Their Own Words
Survivors have attended a formal apology from New Zealand's leaders at Parliament for the abuse of thousands of children and vulnerable adults in state, foster and faith-based care
New Zealand government apologizes for ‘horrific’ abuse in state care
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said sorry to some 200,000 survivors of physical and sexual abuse in institutions, which an inquiry called a “national disgrace.”
New Zealand delivers landmark apology to survivors of state abuse
New Zealand's prime minister delivered a historic apology Tuesday to victims abused in state care, acknowledging the "unimaginable pain" suffered within children's homes and psychiatric hospitals.
New Zealand formally apologizes to victims of abuse in state care
An inquiry found abuse, torture and neglect of some 200,000 people in state care over 70 years. People with disabilities or from Maori and Pacific Islander communities were especially vulnerable.
New Zealand says sorry to people abused in institutions
New Zealand apologizes to people abused over decades in state and faith-based institutions:::: Wellington, New Zealand:: Christopher Luxon, New Zealand Prime Minister“Today I am apologising on behalf of the Government to everyone who suffered abuse,
New Zealand prime minister formally apologizes to survivors of abuse in state and church care
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon made a “formal and unreserved” apology in Parliament on Tuesday. “It was horrific. It was heartbreaking. It was wrong. And it should never have happened,
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