Open letter to ministers: Stop the use of clinical notes in rape cases

More than 60 professionals have co-signed a letter to five ministers saying defence lawyers should not be able to use clinical/therapy notes of rape and sexual assault victims as evidence in court
Open letter to ministers: Stop the use of clinical notes in rape cases

Ciara Mangan, flanked by Ruth Coppinger TD and Sarah Grace, speaking in February at a press conference where survivors called for reform of Ireland's 'barbaric' legal system. See link at foot of this article. Picture: Stephen Collins

  • An open letter to
  • Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, Norma Foley;
  • Minister of State with responsibility for disability, Hildegarde Naughton;
  • Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill;
  • Minster for Justice, Jim O’Callaghan;
  • Minister for Mental Health, Mary Butler.

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