Geoffrey Shannon has called for “acknowledgement, redress and accountability” for Magdalene Laundry survivors, whose treatment he described as “horrendous” and “constituted slavery”.
Dr. Shannon said that survivor testimony fitted the definition of slavery under Article 2.1 of the 1930 Forced Labour Convention.
He went on to say that the right to redress and remedy still existed even where the State was not directly “overseeing slavery” and that “the need to deal with the matter of accountability and redress in relation to the Magdalene laundries is of vital importance to ensure compliance with international human rights law”.Dr. Shannon also called for criminal prosecutions where appropriate.
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