A GROUP representing some survivors of mother and baby homes has appealed to MLAs to back its call for an independent statutory inquiry.
Birth Mothers and their Children for Justice NI has written to Stormont's Health and Executive Office committees and the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister following a landmark report into the homes.
In the letter, the group's solicitor Claire McKeegan, of Phoenix Law, wrote that "an independent statutory inquiry with powers to compel witnesses and documents is the only acceptable mechanism to approach the crimes that require to be investigated on these women and their babies".
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The report into mother and baby homes in Northern Ireland was published almost a month ago.
Researchers found that more than 10,000 women and children, including rape and incest victims and a girl as young as 12, were sent to homes in Northern Ireland between 1922 and 1990.
The Executive has ordered a "victim-centred" independent investigation to be set up following a six-month consultation with survivors.
However, campaigners have reiterated calls for a full statutory inquiry.
The group has asked MLAs for their support in backing a "sufficiently robust" inquiry.
And it pointed out that the United Nations Committee Against Torture called for a public investigation into mother and baby homes in the north two years ago.
The group is to meet Sinn Féin's victims and legacy spokeswoman Linda Dillon later this week.
Ms McKeegan said victims have been calling for a statutory inquiry since 2013.
"It's not good enough," she said.
"Victims are now appealing to all stakeholders to do the right thing."
