In May 2014 the UNCAT reviewed the Holy See, and asked detailed questions about child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. Read the “unofficial minutes” produced by the World Organization Against Torture and CRIN.
Vatican has faced sharp questioning by UN about whether it failed to abide by an international treaty against torture in its response to the sexual abuse of children by priests.
The 52nd Session of the Committee against Torture will take place from 28 April - 23 May 2014.
States under review: Cyprus, Holy See, Lithuania, Montenegro, Sierra Leone, Thailand, Uruguay, Guinea
El Comité de la ONU de los Derechos del Niño interrogó a la Santa Sede sobre los abusos sexuales de niños dentro de la Iglesia Católica el día 16 de enero de 2014. CRIN estuvo ahí retransmitiendo en vivo desde Ginebra.
Instamos a la realización de reformas que abran estas instituciones al examen público, impidan los encubrimientos y permitan a las víctimas el acceso a la justicia.
A new commission that will advise Pope Francis on sex abuse policy within the church includes an Irish psychiatrist who was assaulted by a chaplain when she was 13 years old. But it remains unclear if the commission will deal with the critical issue of disciplining bishops who cover up for abusers.