Hundreds of bodies were buried under a playground at a home for unwed mothers, many in a disused sewage system. Almost six years after Ireland acknowledged the grim discovery, a resolution is finally near.
Mixed race people "had their childhood stolen because of the racial discrimination and systemic racism that prevailed in the [Irish] childcare institutions at the time," a panel of UN human rights experts said while expressing concern about the lack of adequate redress.
In oppressive societies, women's bodies are the battleground of choice. Whether the issue is divorce, contraception, or abortion, it is mostly women in the crosshairs, and in particular, it is their right to determine their own destiny free of coercion.