19 Jul 2023

Abuse survivor let down by govt's response to questions on torture

From Checkpoint, 6:08 pm on 19 July 2023

A survivor of abuse at Lake Alice psychiatric hospital says he feels fobbed off by the New Zealand government's response to questions by the United Nations Committee Against Torture.

New Zealand officials fielded questions in Switzerland overnight about findings that two patients at the facility were tortured in the 1970s. They say they've made progress on UN orders to provide compensation and apologies.

But as Jimmy Ellingham reports, criticisms remain about the government's handling of the case, not least by survivors themselves.