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_aJehovah's Witnesses : _bcase study _cAbuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry |
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_aWellington, New Zealand : _bAbuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry, _c2024 |
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| 300 | _aelectronic document (64 pages) ; PDF, DOCX & HTML files | ||
| 500 | _aPresented to the Governor-General by the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions, June 2024 Released, 24 July 2024, along with Whanaketia, the final report | ||
| 520 | _a The Jehovah’s Witnesses have been active in Aotearoa New Zealand for over 100 years, with the movement growing significantly just prior to the Inquiry period. The Christian faith takes a literal interpretation of the Bible and relies on first century principles to set practice, policy and procedure. Like many faiths there is a leadership hierarchy, with the Jehovah’s Witnesses being globally led by a governing body, which provides direction and guidance to all congregations. The governing body is currently comprised of eight men in New York. Within congregations, power and authority sit with male Elders whose attributes for appointment are biblically based. During the Inquiry period, the faith exercised an elevated degree of influence over the daily lives of members, including how they spent significant portions of their time, the level of education they attained, their relationships and access to certain medical treatments. Two witnesses described themselves as being under the ‘control’ of the faith, a description the faith disputed. Children and young people were in the care of the Jehovah’s Witnesses during faith activities including door to door preaching or witnessing, pastoral support, working bees and other organised activities, and investigation and judicial committee processes. The faith contested whether these situations fell within the Inquiry’s Terms of Reference, but the Inquiry is satisfied that children and young people were in the care of the faith in these situations for the reasons set out below (From the website). This is one of the case studies published by the Royal Commission throughout the course of the Inquiry, which investigate abuse and neglect in a number of State and faith-based institutions across Aotearoa New Zealand. There are seven case studies in all. (From the website). Record #8821 | ||
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_aNew Zealand. _99586 _bAbuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry |
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_aADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES _94089 |
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_aADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE _945 |
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_aADULT SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE _946 |
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_aCHILD ABUSE _9103 |
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_aCHILD SEXUAL ABUSE _9121 |
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_aCHRISTIAN FAITH _98711 |
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_aINSTITUTIONAL ABUSE _98209 |
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_aPERPETRATORS _92644 |
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_aRELIGION _9495 |
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_aVICTIM/SURVIVORS' VOICES _99763 |
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_aYOUNG PEOPLE _9660 |
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_aCase studies: Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry _913211 |
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_aNEW ZEALAND _92588 |
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_99586 _aNew Zealand. _bAbuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry |
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_uhttps://www.abuseincare.org.nz/assets/Whanaketia/PDF-downloads/Case-study-Jehovahs-Witnesses-v2.pdf _zDownload report, PDF |
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_uhttps://www.abuseincare.org.nz/assets/Whanaketia/Word-downloads/Case-study-Jehovahs-Witnesses.docx _zDownload report, Word DOCX |
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_uhttps://www.abuseincare.org.nz/reports/whanaketia/case-studies/case-study-jehovahs-witnesses/executive-summary/ _zRead online |
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_uhttps://www.abuseincare.org.nz/our-progress/case-studies/ _yAccess related Case studies | He Take Rangahau |
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