Nearly a third of the children and vulnerable adults in state, foster and faith-based care in New Zealand between 1950 and 1999 were physically, sexually, verbally or psychologically harmed. That's according to a just-released report from New Zealand's six-year inquiry into abuse, neglect and exploitation. The 3,000-page report released Wednesday says some 200,000 people were abused. It also says some children were tortured, and calls the abuse a national disgrace. The report urged immediate redress for survivors and consequences for abusers, along with far-reaching overhauls of the child welfare system and criminal and civil laws. The inquiry found that faith institutions were among the worst settings for abuse.
