The Northern Ireland Executive in Stormont has ordered an independent investigation into Northern Ireland's mother and baby homes, after the publication of a report today.
The report into Mother and Baby Homes and Magdalene Laundries in Northern Ireland, found that between 1922 and 1990, Mother and Baby homes admitted 10,500 women and Magdalene Laundries a further 3,000.
The women admitted to homes and laundries, as old as 44 and as young as 12, were victims of rape, teenage incest, violent husbands, or were on the run from sectarian violence or to escape the heavy stigma of their families.
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