Browse Inquiries
A
- Abbé Pierre Inquiry (France, 2025-2027)
- see Commission d’enquête sur le silence des institutions autour des accusations de violences sexuelles commises par le fondateur de la Fondation Emmaüs - Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry (New Zealand, 2019-2024)
- Adoption Practices in New South Wales (Australia, 1998-2000)
- Advisory Commission inquiring into Sexual Abuse in the ambit of the Catholic Church (Spain, 2022- )
- Anbragt i historien: Fortællinger om hverdag og vilkår (Denmark, 2012-2015)
B
- Barneverninstitusjoner Benyttet av Oslo Kommune 1954-1993: Granskning av Overgrep, Omsorgssvikt, Tilsyn og Tvangsplasseringer (Norway, 2003-2005)
- Betrayal of Trust (Australia, 2012-2013)
- see Inquiry into the Handling of Child Abuse by Religious and other Non-government Organisations - Board of Inquiry into the Protection of Aboriginal Children from Sexual Abuse
- Bringing Them Home (Australia, 1995-1997)
- see National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from their Families
C
- CIASE (France, 2019-2021)
- see Commission indépendante sur les abus sexuels dans l’Église - CIIVISE (France, 2021- )
- see Commission Indépendante sur l’Inceste et les Violences Sexuelles faites aux Enfants - Canadian TRC (Canada, 2007-2015)
- see Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada - Care and Abuse: Inquiry into Children’s Homes, School Homes (Boarding Schools) and Foster Care used by the Municipality of Trondheim from the 1930s to the 1980s (Norway, 2006-2007)
- see Omsorg og Overgrep: Granskning av Barnehjem, Skolehjem og Fosterhjem Benyttet av Trondheim Kommune fra 1930-årene til 1980-årene - The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States, 1950-2010 (United States of America, 2006-2011)
- Child Abuse Royal Commission (Australia, 2013-2017)
- see Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse - Children in State Care Commission of Inquiry (Australia, 2004-2008)
- Cloyne Report (Ireland, 2009-2011)
- see The Dublin Archdiocese Commission of Investigation (Cloyne Report) - Comisión Especial Investigadora de las situaciones de abuso y explotación sexual a niñas, niños y adolescentes bajo protección del Estado (Chile, 2021-2022)
- Comissão Independente para o Estudo dos Abusos Sexuais de Crianças na Igreja Católica Portuguesa (Portugal, 2022)
- Commissie Onderzoek naar Geweld in de Jeugdzorg (Netherlands, 2015-2019)
- Commissie Samson (Netherlands, 2010-2012)
- Commission Indépendante sur l’Inceste et les Violences Sexuelles faites aux Enfants (France, 2021- )
- Commission d’enquête relative aux violences commises dans les secteurs du cinéma, de l’audiovisuel, du spectacle vivant, de la mode et de la publicité
- Commission d’enquête sur le silence des institutions autour des accusations de violences sexuelles commises par le fondateur de la Fondation Emmaüs (France, 2025-2027)
- Commission indépendante sur les abus sexuels dans l’Église (France, 2019-2021)
- Commission of Enquiry into the Sexual Abuse of Children by Members of the Clergy (Canada, 1989-1990)
- Commission of Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions (Australia, 1998-1999)
- Commission of Inquiry into Sexual Abuse of Minors within the Roman Catholic Church (Netherlands, 2010-2011)
- see Onderzoekscommissie seksueel misbruik van minderjarigen binnen de Rooms Katholieke Kerk - Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government's Response to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings (Australia, 2021-2023)
- The Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes (Ireland, 2015-2021)
- Commission of Investigation into the Handling of Historical Child Sexual Abuse in Schools (Ireland, 2025-2030)
- Commission of inquiry into the silence in the face of accusations of sexual abuse committed by the founder of the Emmaüs Foundation (France, 2025-2027)
- see Commission d’enquête sur le silence des institutions autour des accusations de violences sexuelles commises par le fondateur de la Fondation Emmaüs - Commission of inquiry relating to acts of violence committed in the cinema, audiovisual, live performance, fashion and advertising industries
- see Commission d’enquête relative aux violences commises dans les secteurs du cinéma, de l’audiovisuel, du spectacle vivant, de la mode et de la publicité - Commission on the sexual abuse of government-posted children, 1945 to the present (Netherlands, 2010-2012)
- see Commissie Samson - The Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Ireland, 2000-2009)
- The Commission to investigate Norwegianization policy and injustice towards Sami, Kven and Norwegian Finns (Norway, 2018-2023)
- see Kommisjonen for å granske fornorskingspolitikk og urett overfor samer, kvener og norskfinner - Committee for Investigating Violence in Youth Care (Netherlands, 2015-2019)
- see Commissie Onderzoek naar Geweld in de Jeugdzorg - Commonwealth Contribution to Former Forced Adoption Policies and Practices (Australia, 2010-2012)
- Confidential Listening and Assistance Service (New Zealand, 2008-2015)
- Cornwall Public Inquiry (Canada, 2005-2009)
- County Commission into Abuse and Neglect in Residential Homes in Bergen (Norway, 2001-2003)
- see Granskingsutvalget for barnevernsinstitusjoner i Bergen - County Commission into Abuse and Neglect in Residential Homes in Rogaland County (Norway, 2005-2006)
- see Granskingsutvalget for Barnevernsinstitusjoner i Rogaland - The County Commission to Inquire into Children’s Homes in Finnmark (Norway, 2007-2008)
- see Granskingsutvalget for barnehjemmene i Finnmark - Cummins Inquiry
- see Protecting Victoria's Vulnerable Children Inquiry
D
- de Winter Commission (Netherlands, 2015-2019)
- see Commissie Onderzoek naar Geweld in de Jeugdzorg - Deetman Commission (Netherlands, 2010-2011)
- see Onderzoekscommissie seksueel misbruik van minderjarigen binnen de Rooms Katholieke Kerk - The Dublin Archdiocese Commission of Investigation (Cloyne Report) (Ireland, 2009-2011)
- The Dublin Archdiocese Commission of Investigation (Murphy Report) (Ireland, 2006-2009)
E
- En Utredning om Vanvård av Samhällsvårdade Barn på Åland under 1953‐1971 (Åland, 2012-2015)
- Enquête sur les modalités du contrôle par l'État et de la prévention des violences dans les établissements scolaires
F
- The Ferns Inquiry (Ireland, 2003-2005)
- Forde Inquiry (Australia, 1998-1999)
- see Commission of Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions - Forgotten Australians (Australia, 2003-2004)
- see Senate Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care
G
- Godhavnsundersøgelsen (Denmark, 2010-2011)
- Gransking av Skole-og Barnehjem i Aust-og Vest-Agder (Norway, 2007-2009)
- Granskingsutvalget av Barnehjem i Kristiansand (Norway, 2006-2007)
- Granskingsutvalget for Barnevernsinstitusjoner i Rogaland (Norway, 2005-2006)
- Granskingsutvalget for barnehjemmene i Finnmark (Norway, 2007-2008)
- Granskingsutvalget for barnevernsinstitusjoner i Bergen (Norway, 2001-2003)
H
- HIA Inquiry (United Kingdom, 2013-2017)
- see Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry - Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry (United Kingdom, 2013-2017)
- Historical inquiry into child abuse and neglect in child protection institutions and foster homes in Finland, 1937–1983 (Finland, 2014-2016)
- see Lastensuojelun sijaishuollon epäkohdat ja lasten kaltoinkohtelu 1937–1983 - Historical investigation into the 22 children of Greenland who were sent to Denmark in 1951 (Denmark, 2019-2020)
- see Historisk udredning om de 22 grønlandske børn, der blev sendt til Danmark i 1951 - Historical investigation of specialised care 1933-1980 (Denmark, 2020-2022)
- see Historisk udredning af sær- og åndssvageforsorgen 1933-1980 - Historisk udredning af sær- og åndssvageforsorgen 1933-1980 (Denmark, 2020-2022)
- Historisk udredning om de 22 grønlandske børn, der blev sendt til Danmark i 1951 (Denmark, 2019-2020)
- Hughes Inquiry (Canada, 1989-1992)
- see Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Response of the Newfoundland Criminal Justice System to Complaints
I
- IICSA (United Kingdom, 2015-2022)
- see Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (UK) - Independent Commission for the Study of Child Sexual Abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church (Portugal, 2022)
- see Comissão Independente para o Estudo dos Abusos Sexuais de Crianças na Igreja Católica Portuguesa - Independent Commission on Incest and Sexual Violence against Children (France) (France, 2021- )
- see Commission Indépendante sur l’Inceste et les Violences Sexuelles faites aux Enfants - Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Church (France) (France, 2019-2021)
- see Commission indépendante sur les abus sexuels dans l’Église - Independent Expert Commission (IEC) Tasked with Conducting a Scientific Review of Administrative Detention (Switzerland, 2015-2019)
- see Unabhängige Expertenkommission (UEK) Administrative Versorgungen, Commission indépendante d'experts (CIE) internements administratifs, Commissione peritale indipendente (CPI) internamenti amministrativi - Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (Germany, 2016- )
- see Unabhängige Kommission zur Aufarbeitung sexuellen Kindesmissbrauchs - Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (UK) (United Kingdom, 2015-2022)
- Independent Inquiry into the Department of Education’s Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (Australia, 2020-2021)
- Independent Jersey Care Inquiry (United Kingdom, 2014-2017)
- Independent Learning Lessons Review. John Smyth QC
- Inquiry Operation Yewtree - Police Investigation into Sexual Abuse Allegations against Jimmy Savile (United Kingdom, 2012-2013)
- Inquiry into Aspects of the Management of Children's Homes in Leicestershire between 1973 and 1986 (United Kingdom, 1992- )
- Inquiry into Historical Institutional Abuse in Northern Ireland between 1922 and 1995 (United Kingdom, 2013-2017)
- see Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry - Inquiry into School and Children’s Homes in the Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder Counties (Norway, 2007-2009)
- see Gransking av Skole-og Barnehjem i Aust-og Vest-Agder - Inquiry into abuse and medical experiments in the residential school of Godhavn and 18 other children’s homes during the period 1945-1976 (Denmark, 2010-2011)
- see Godhavnsundersøgelsen - Inquiry into historical child sexual abuse at Beaumaris Primary School and certain other government schools (Australia, 2023-2024)
- Inquiry into the Handling of Child Abuse by Religious and other Non-government Organisations (Australia, 2012-2013)
- Inquiry into the Implementation of the Recommendations of the Lost Innocents and Forgotten Australians Reports (Australia, 2008-2009)
- Inquiry into the methods of state control and violence prevention in schools
- see Enquête sur les modalités du contrôle par l'État et de la prévention des violences dans les établissements scolaires - Inquiry into the options available to survivors of institutional child sexual abuse in Western Australia who are seeking justice (Australia, 2023-2024)
- Inter-Departmental Committee to establish the facts of State involvement with the Magdalen Laundries (Ireland, 2011-2013)
- Investigation into the Neglect of Children in Social Care on Åland during 1953‐1971 (Åland, 2012-2015)
- see En Utredning om Vanvård av Samhällsvårdade Barn på Åland under 1953‐1971 - The Islington Inquiry (United Kingdom, 1994-1995)
- The Israeli Independent Public Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (Israel, 2020-2021)
- see Public committee for policy change regarding sexual abuse during childhood
J
- The John Jay Causes and Context Report (United States of America, 2006-2011)
- see The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States, 1950-2010 - John Jay Report (United States of America, 2002-2004)
- see The Nature and Scope of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests and Deacons in the United States, 1950-2002: A Research Study Conducted by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops - Joint Select Committee of Tasmanian Parliament (Australia, 1999)
- see Joint Select Committee on Adoption and Related Services 1950-1988 - Joint Select Committee on Adoption and Related Services 1950-1988 (Australia, 1999)
K
- Kirkwood Inquiry (United Kingdom, 1992- )
- see Inquiry into Aspects of the Management of Children's Homes in Leicestershire between 1973 and 1986 - Kommisjonen for å granske fornorskingspolitikk og urett overfor samer, kvener og norskfinner (Norway, 2018-2023)
- Kristiansand Inquiry (Norway, 2006-2007)
- see Granskingsutvalget av Barnehjem i Kristiansand - Könnun á starfsemi Breiðavíkurheimilisins 1952–1979 (Iceland, 2007-2008)
- Könnun á vistun barna á Kópavogshæli 1952‒1993
L
- Lastensuojelun sijaishuollon epäkohdat ja lasten kaltoinkohtelu 1937–1983 (Finland, 2014-2016)
- Law no. 26/2007 Committee (Iceland, 2008-2011)
- see Nefndar samkvæmt lögum nr. 26/2007 - The Leicestershire Inquiry 1992 (United Kingdom, 1992- )
- see Inquiry into Aspects of the Management of Children's Homes in Leicestershire between 1973 and 1986 - Listen to the Children (Australia, 2003-2004)
- see Review of Claims of Abuse from Adults in State Care as Children - Little Children are Sacred
- see Board of Inquiry into the Protection of Aboriginal Children from Sexual Abuse - Lost Innocents (Australia, 2000-2001)
- see Senate Inquiry into Child Migration - Lost Innocents and Forgotten Australians Revisited (Australia, 2008-2009)
- see Inquiry into the Implementation of the Recommendations of the Lost Innocents and Forgotten Australians Reports
M
- Macur Review (United Kingdom, 2012-2016)
- see Review of the Waterhouse Inquiry into the abuse of children in care in the former Gwynedd and Clwyd council areas of North Wales - Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission (United States of America, 2013-2015)
- Makin Review
- see Independent Learning Lessons Review. John Smyth QC - Missing and murdered First Nations women and children (Australia, 2022-2024)
- Mullighan Inquiry (Australia, 2004-2008)
- see Children in State Care Commission of Inquiry - Murphy Report (Ireland, 2006-2009)
- see The Dublin Archdiocese Commission of Investigation (Murphy Report)
N
- Nasjonal kartlegging av overgrep og omsorgssvikt i barnevernsinstitusjoner 1945–1980 (Norway, 2004)
- National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (Canada, 2016-2018)
- National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from their Families (Australia, 1995-1997)
- National survey of abuse and neglect in child welfare institutions 1945–1980 (Norway, 2004)
- see Nasjonal kartlegging av overgrep og omsorgssvikt i barnevernsinstitusjoner 1945–1980 - The Nature and Scope of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests and Deacons in the United States, 1950-2002: A Research Study Conducted by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (United States of America, 2002-2004)
- Nefndar samkvæmt lögum nr. 26/2007 (Iceland, 2008-2011)
O
- Omsorg og Overgrep: Granskning av Barnehjem, Skolehjem og Fosterhjem Benyttet av Trondheim Kommune fra 1930-årene til 1980-årene (Norway, 2006-2007)
- Onderzoekscommissie seksueel misbruik van minderjarigen binnen de Rooms Katholieke Kerk (Netherlands, 2010-2011)
P
- Paedophile Inquiry (Australia, 1994-1997)
- see Royal Commission into the New South Wales Police Force - People Like Us (United Kingdom, 1996-1997)
- see Review of the Safeguards for Children Living Away from Home - Pindown Inquiry (United Kingdom, 1990)
- see Staffordshire Child Care Inquiry 1990 - Placed in History. Stories about everyday life and conditions (Denmark, 2012-2015)
- see Anbragt i historien: Fortællinger om hverdag og vilkår - Protecting Victoria's Vulnerable Children Inquiry
- Protecting children: An inquiry into abuse of children in foster care (Australia, 2003-2004)
- Public committee for policy change regarding sexual abuse during childhood (Israel, 2020-2021)
R
- RCAP (Canada, 1991-1996)
- see Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Rannsóknarnefnd kaþólsku kirkjunnar á Íslandi (Iceland, 2011-2012)
- Research commission on the Catholic Church in Iceland (Iceland, 2011-2012)
- see Rannsóknarnefnd kaþólsku kirkjunnar á Íslandi - Residential Institutions used by the Municipality of Oslo, 1954-1993: Inquiry into Abuse, Neglect, Supervision and Forced Placements (Norway, 2003-2005)
- see Barneverninstitusjoner Benyttet av Oslo Kommune 1954-1993: Granskning av Overgrep, Omsorgssvikt, Tilsyn og Tvangsplasseringer - Review of Claims of Abuse from Adults in State Care as Children (Australia, 2003-2004)
- Review of historical allegations in relation to the Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Program at the Western Australian Institute of Sport (Australia, 2021-2022)
- Review of the Safeguards for Children Living Away from Home (United Kingdom, 1996-1997)
- Review of the Waterhouse Inquiry into the abuse of children in care in the former Gwynedd and Clwyd council areas of North Wales (United Kingdom, 2012-2016)
- Rogaland Commission (Norway, 2005-2006)
- see Granskingsutvalget for Barnevernsinstitusjoner i Rogaland - Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (Australia, 1987-1991)
- Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence (Australia, 2024- )
- Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (Australia, 2013-2017)
- Royal Commission into the New South Wales Police Force (Australia, 1994-1997)
- Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory (Australia, 2016-2017)
- Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions (New Zealand, 2019-2024)
- see Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry - Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Response of the Newfoundland Criminal Justice System to Complaints (Canada, 1989-1992)
- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (Canada, 1991-1996)
- Ryan Commission (Ireland, 2000-2009)
- see The Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse
S
- SCAI (United Kingdom, 2015- )
- see Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry - SENAME I (Chile, 2013-2014)
- see Special Inquiry Commission of the Chamber of Deputies on the National Service for Minors (SENAME) - SENAME II (Chile, 2016-2017)
- see Special Inquiry Commission of the Chamber of Deputies on the authorities' response to the recommendations of the SENAME Commission I - Sauvé Commission (France, 2019-2021)
- see Commission indépendante sur les abus sexuels dans l’Église - Savile Investigation (United Kingdom, 2012-2013)
- see Inquiry Operation Yewtree - Police Investigation into Sexual Abuse Allegations against Jimmy Savile - Scoping Inquiry into Historical Sexual Abuse in Schools run by religious orders (Ireland, 2023-2024)
- Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (United Kingdom, 2015- )
- Select Committee into Child Migration (Australia, 1996-1996)
- Senate Community Affairs Reference Committee on Child Migration (Australia, 2000-2001)
- see Senate Inquiry into Child Migration - Senate Community Affairs Reference Committee on Children in Out of Home Care (Australia, 2003-2004)
- see Senate Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Senate Inquiry into Child Migration (Australia, 2000-2001)
- Senate Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care (Australia, 2003-2004)
- Senate Inquiry into Forced Adoptions (Australia, 2010-2012)
- see Commonwealth Contribution to Former Forced Adoption Policies and Practices - Sexual abuse of minors and adults by clerics and full-time employees in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising from 1945 to 2019 (Germany, 2020-2022)
- see Sexueller Missbrauch Minderjähriger und erwachsener Schutzbefohlener durch Kleriker im Bereich des Bistums Aachen im Zeitraum 1965 bis 2019 - Sexueller Missbrauch Minderjähriger und erwachsener Schutzbefohlener durch Kleriker im Bereich des Bistums Aachen im Zeitraum 1965 bis 2019 (Germany, 2020-2022)
- Special Commission investigating situations of sexual abuse and exploitation of children and adolescents under State protection (Chile, 2021-2022)
- see Comisión Especial Investigadora de las situaciones de abuso y explotación sexual a niñas, niños y adolescentes bajo protección del Estado - Special Commission of Inquiry into Matters Relating to the Police Investigation of certain Child Sexual Abuse Allegations in the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle (Australia, 2012-2014)
- Special Inquiry Commission of the Chamber of Deputies on the National Service for Minors (SENAME) (Chile, 2013-2014)
- Special Inquiry Commission of the Chamber of Deputies on the authorities' response to the recommendations of the SENAME Commission I (Chile, 2016-2017)
- Special Inquiry into the Response of Government Agencies and Officials to Allegations of Sexual Abuse (Australia, 2011-2012)
- St Andrew's Hostel Inquiry (Australia, 2011-2012)
- see Special Inquiry into the Response of Government Agencies and Officials to Allegations of Sexual Abuse - Staffordshire Child Care Inquiry 1990 (United Kingdom, 1990)
- Stolen Generations Inquiry (Australia, 1995-1997)
- see National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from their Families - Survey of the activities of the Breiðavík home 1952–1979 (Iceland, 2007-2008)
- see Könnun á starfsemi Breiðavíkurheimilisins 1952–1979 - Survey of the placement of children at Kópavogur asylum 1952‒1993
- see Könnun á vistun barna á Kópavogshæli 1952‒1993 - Swedish Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse and Neglect in Institutions and Foster Homes (Sweden, 2006-2011)
- see Utredningen om Vanvård i den Sociala Barnavården
T
- Te Kōmihana Karauna mō ngā Tūkino o Mua ki te Hunga i Tiakina e te Kāwanatanga i Tiakina hoki e ngā Whare o to Whakapono (New Zealand, 2019-2024)
- see Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry - Tribunal of Inquiry into the Abuse of Children in Care in the Former County Council Areas of Gwynedd and Clwyd since 1974 (United Kingdom, 1996-1998)
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (Canada, 2007-2015)
U
- Unabhängige Expertenkommission (UEK) Administrative Versorgungen, Commission indépendante d'experts (CIE) internements administratifs, Commissione peritale indipendente (CPI) internamenti amministrativi (Switzerland, 2015-2019)
- Unabhängige Kommission zur Aufarbeitung sexuellen Kindesmissbrauchs (Germany, 2016- )
- Utredningen om Vanvård i den Sociala Barnavården (Sweden, 2006-2011)
- Utting Review (United Kingdom, 1996-1997)
- see Review of the Safeguards for Children Living Away from Home
V
W
- Waterhouse Tribunal (United Kingdom, 1996-1998)
- see Tribunal of Inquiry into the Abuse of Children in Care in the Former County Council Areas of Gwynedd and Clwyd since 1974 - Westminster Inquiry (United Kingdom, 2015-2022)
- see Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (UK) - Winter Commission (Canada, 1989-1990)
- see Commission of Enquiry into the Sexual Abuse of Children by Members of the Clergy - Wood Royal Commission (Australia, 1994-1997)
- see Royal Commission into the New South Wales Police Force