Justice group demands laundries inquiry

THE JUSTICE for Magdalenes group (JFM) has asked the Irish Human Rights Commission to conduct an inquiry into the state’s refusal to acknowledge their role in the laundries.

Representatives from the JFM group met with the IHRC and with Amnesty International chief executive Colm O’Gorman in Dublin yesterday.

The IHRC has agreed to examine the arguments put forward by JFM before deciding whether to conduct an inquiry. JFM is seeking the inquiry under Article 13 of the European Convention of Human Rights, which provides a right to remedy if rights and freedoms are violated.