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Christopher Luxonprime minister New Zealandoffered a little this Tuesday historic apology to thousands of children, young people and vulnerable adults who survived violence, rape and abuse when they met under government or religious tutelage for decades.

IN speech before parliament, where did they go dozens of victimsLuxon formally apologized and expressed regret “not believing them at first when they reported the abuse” suffered.

Now you have been heard. Now they believe you. I’m sorry that many people, staff, volunteers and caregivers turned a blind eye to this. I regret that government oversight has been poor.

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has apologized to victims of abuse in government and church institutions. The investigation found that 200,000 children and vulnerable adults were abused over seven decades, with indigenous Māori people disproportionately affected. pic.twitter.com/9L8SlsYow5

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) November 12, 2024

So, he recalled that Many of those who were abused “have not been brought to justice.”This meant that many abuses could have been avoided.”

I wish the government had acted quickly and boldly enough to improve the protection of people at all reception centres.

Luxon admitted that it was just the first step towards redress for victims, who are waiting for the implementation of other measures, such as receiving compensation, according to the radio station RNZ.

“It is clear that words must be accompanied by actions,” said before declaring that “it is necessary to do the right thing and provide them with the support they need.”

Secondly, we must do everything we can to prevent future abuses.

Leader of the Opposition, Chris Hipkins officially joined the government’s apology and stressed that this is an “important step.”

“Today is an extremely important day for all of you, for finally hear what the Crown hasn’t given them all these years, an apology. This is an extremely important day for us, the representatives of the Crown and subsequent governments, on which We are finally acknowledging the thousands of experiences of abandonment, abuse, trauma and torture.those we encountered and in which we finally “We fully acknowledge our mistakes and offer our most sincere apologies.”– he explained.

We are very sorry. Today, all of New Zealand will bear witness to the truth, what survivors have endured, our decades of willful ignorance, denial and minimization, and our conviction to stop such horrors and heinous acts from continuing.

Royal Commission into Abuse in Care Homes According to estimates last July, they were more than 200 thousand children, youth and adultspersons who have been under government or religious tutelage in New Zealand in the last 70 years and have been victims of abuse.

(Europe Press)