Resources

Documents for Survivors and Families

We have provided a set of trace and information guides, based upon similar tried and proven guides used by adopted people and their natural parents (many of whom also have Magdalene Laundry connections). These guides will help you collect the information you need as a family member of a survivor (we are presently working on a more detailed guide for survivors). Whether the information you seek is just for general knowledge or history, or for the future presentation of a case or claim, these guides will help you gather the data you will need to access records or find a loved one — information we believe every individual should be able to access. If you also believe strongly in the unimpeded right to one's history and birth, we encourage you to visit Adoption Rights Alliance and make your voice heard.

Guides are in PDF format.

Research Guide for Magdalene Survivors

Research Guide for Relatives of Magdalene Women

JFM and Related UN and Human Rights Submissions

The following are JFM submissions made to human rights bodies and the Irish State by Justice for Magdalenes:

• JFM Follow-up Report to the UN Committee Against Torture
• UN Human Rights Officer of the High Commission posting of the JFM submission
• State involvement in the Magdalene Laundries: A Summary of JFM’s submissions to the Inter-departmental Committee to establish the facts of State involvement with the Magdalene Laundries
• JFM complete revised Restorative Justice and Reparations Scheme
• JFM submission to the UN Committee Against Torture
• JFM Narrative of State Interaction
• JFM submission to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on Ireland’s Fourth Periodic Report under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
• Women's Human Rights Alliance submission to Ireland’s 4th Draft Report to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
• JFM submission to the United Nations Periodic Review
• JFM submission to the Irish Human Rights Commission
• Synopis of JFM's campaign and milestones to date for quick reference

Other Related Reports and Recommendations

• Interim Report of the Inter-Departmental Committee Investigating State Interaction in the Magdalene Laundries
• IHRC Statement
• Ad Hoc Oireachtas Committee Statement of Support
• Government Statement in Response to UNCAT and IHRC Recommendations