'Today is about Tuam': Catherine Corless commends Zappone for appointing experts to investigate burial site
We need a “comprehensive understanding into the truth of what happened in our country,” Zappone said.
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We need a “comprehensive understanding into the truth of what happened in our country,” Zappone said.
It is alleged that 800 babies are buried at the site of the Mother and Baby Home in Galway.
The bodies, according to Syrian state news, were discovered in a rebel-held prison.
Drug cartels have been burying their victims in hidden graves across the country for years.
Bodies were buried amongst rubbish in shallow graves.
The mother of a 15-year-old boy who was shot in the head as he ran to take refuge has no idea where the boy’s body is.
Forensic teams are examining the remains.
This month marks 30 years since the end of the bloody dictatorship – but thousands are still missing.
Footage posted online but not independently verified purports to show rows of bodies lined up at a graveyard and sprawled on Syrian streets.
The state commission has called for a thorough and independent investigation which will help identify bodies found at 38 sites in northern Kashmir.
Syrian protesters have claimed that more than 20 bodies were removed from one grave and over 40 others were found in nearby fields – allegations the government insists are “completely untrue”.
Up to 40 bodies including women and children were discovered on farmland in the wake of a crackdown on anti-government protests, according to human rights groups.
Iran reacts angrily to reports of a US “contingency plan” to attack the country.