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# human-rights - Monday 11 June, 2012
Shatter announces major redevelopment at Limerick Prison
Both the A and B wings will be replaced with a modern, 100-cell accommodation block.
# human-rights - Friday 8 June, 2012
UN observers reach town of reported massacre
Meanwhile, Syrian troops have been heavily shelling a rebel-held area of Homs.
# human-rights - Tuesday 5 June, 2012
Immigrant council “deeply disappointed” with BAI ruling over sex trade ads
BAI upheld part of complaint which said that ad concerning prostitution in Ireland was directed towards a ‘political end’.
Questions raised over new human rights and equality body
Alan Shatter has published details of the plan to merge the Equality Authority and the Human Rights Commision – but not everyone is happy.
# human-rights - Friday 1 June, 2012
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UN human rights chief warns of full civil war in Syria
This is the fifth time the UN Human Rights Council has called an urgent meeting regarding Syria
# human-rights - Sunday 27 May, 2012
Moscow police detain 40 during push for gay pride parade
Activists tried to hold two demonstrations in Moscow to demand the right to hold a gay pride parade, but they were blocked first by Orthodox Christian opponents and then by police.
# human-rights - Thursday 24 May, 2012
Mental health services inadequate, prisons below standards – Amnesty
In its annual report on the state of human rights in the world, the organisation also said that the UN Security Council had not shown the same courage as those who had participated in the Arab Spring.
# human-rights - Wednesday 23 May, 2012
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Human rights court rules that prisoners should be allowed to vote
In Ireland prisoners currently have the right to vote, but it’s not the same story across the EU. The ECHR has ruled that a blanket ban is illegal.
# human-rights - Sunday 20 May, 2012
Legal activist arrives in US after rushed exit from China
Chen Guangcheng and his family were suddenly allowed to leave China on Saturday after a weeks-long diplomatic tussle between Washington and Beijing.
# human-rights - Friday 4 May, 2012
US, China forge tentative deal on Chinese activist
The US and China outlined a tentative deal today to send a blind legal activist to America for study – which could potentially bring an end to a delicate diplomatic crisis.
# human-rights - Thursday 3 May, 2012
Fearing for his family’s safety, escaped activist wants to leave China – US
Chen Guangcheng was due to set up a new life in another Chinese province but now apparently wishes to leave with US officials, fearing for his and his family’s safety.
# human-rights - Wednesday 2 May, 2012
VIDEO: Syrian government forces accused of war crimes in Idlib
Human rights group says soldiers carried out summary executions and targeted civilians.
# human-rights - Monday 30 April, 2012
Bahraini hunger striker granted retrial
Activist Abdulhadi Al Khawaja was sentenced by a military court to life in prison for plotting against the state.
# human-rights - Saturday 28 April, 2012
Saudi Arabia closes embassy in Egypt following protests
The embassy in Cairo has been closed sue to protests over a detained Egyptian human rights lawyer.
# human-rights - Thursday 26 April, 2012
Naomi Campbell and blood diamonds: key moments of the Charles Taylor trial
The former Liberian leader will be the first ex-president to receive judgment from an international tribunal since the Nuremberg trials.
# human-rights - Wednesday 25 April, 2012
Bahrain denies hunger striker has disappeared, insist he is in ‘good health’
Human rights activist Abdulhadi Al Khawaja, who previously worked for the Dublin-based Frontline Defenders, has been on hunger strike in Bahrain since 8 February.
# human-rights - Monday 23 April, 2012
Column: What kind of Constitutional Convention do you want?
The upcoming exploration of what reforms should be made to the Irish Constitution is a good time for us to make sure socio-economic rights and equality are set in stone for the future.
# human-rights - Sunday 22 April, 2012
Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel gets back to winning ways in Bahrain
The Austrian driver led from start to finish, showing signs of his world-championship winning form to hold off the Lotus challenge.
# human-rights - Friday 20 April, 2012
Gaza executions ‘unlawful’ says UN
Human rights office says death sentences were not approved by the Palestinian president as required.
Human rights and equality body should be independent – report
Review group on the establishment of a new body in Ireland says it should report to the Oireachtas – but remain independent of government.
# human-rights - Thursday 19 April, 2012
Head in the sand: Human rights organisations blast F1 for ignoring Bahrain Grand Prix concerns
The Formula One race is set to go ahead this Sunday amid rising tensions and anti-government protests
# human-rights - Tuesday 17 April, 2012
Torture and other human rights abuses continuing in Bahrain – Amnesty report
The Bahraini government insists it is on the road to reform – but Amnesty International has condemned its “piecemeal” efforts, accusing that state of continuing human rights violations including torture.
# human-rights - Sunday 8 April, 2012
Malawi swears in southern Africa’s first female president
Joyce Banda is sworn in as Malawi’s head of state, ending two days of a power vacuum after Bingu wa Mutharika passed away.
# human-rights - Saturday 7 April, 2012
Malawi confirms its president is dead
The government has declared ten days of mourning following the death of a president accused of human rights abuses in recent years.
# human-rights - Friday 6 April, 2012
Syria steps up offensive in Damascus suburbs
Opposition activists believe Assad’s regime is stepping up attacks to gain ground ahead of an internationally sponsored cease-fire due to take place next week.
# human-rights - Monday 2 April, 2012
Hunger-striking Bahraini activist begins appeal against life sentence
Around 20 opposition figures convicted for anti-state offences arising from last year’s uprising are appealing against their convictions.
# human-rights - Monday 26 March, 2012
Israel cuts working relations with the UN Human Rights Council
Israel accused the council of having a “pronounced anti-Israel bias” because of what it says is its “disproportionate focus on Israeli policy toward the Palestinians”.
# human-rights - Sunday 25 March, 2012
Syrian security forces ‘using human shields’
Human Rights Watch says Syria should be referred to the International Criminal Court after accounts of soldiers forcing people to act as shields.
# human-rights - Friday 23 March, 2012
Kenny pressed on human rights issues ahead of China trip
It has been billed by the Government as a trade mission but should human rights issues be ignored?
# human-rights - Wednesday 21 March, 2012
Syria conflict now the biggest problem facing world – Ban Ki-moon
Rebels were yesterday forced out of one eastern city by regime forces and artillery, as a group warned of serious human rights abuses.
# human-rights - Sunday 18 March, 2012
Yemen says more than 2,000 killed in uprising
The figure is much higher than human rights groups had estimated. Earlier this year Amnesty International estimated that 200 protesters had been killed in the uprising.
# human-rights - Friday 16 March, 2012
Calls for government to recognise Travellers as ethnic group
At today’s Universal Periodic Review, the Irish government was also called on to address the situation of thousands of asylum seekers and take steps towards improving the conditions they live in.
Ireland takes steps to improve prison conditions
These include in-cell sanitation in Mountjoy and the introduction of special drug-free areas in prisons by the end of 2012.
# human-rights - Thursday 15 March, 2012
The 5 at 5: Thursday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock….
Group criticises Ireland over rejection of abortion recommendations
The Irish Family Planning Association criticised the government’s rejection of recommendations on abortion; but the move was welcomed by the Society for the Protection of the Unborn.
Ireland signs protocol on violence against women
The Government signed the Council of Europe Convention on Violence Against Women, a move which was welcomed by Amnesty International at today’s Universal Periodic Review.
Iran “concerned over human rights violations in Ireland”
At today’s meeting of the UN Human Rights Council, the Iranian representative said that there were frequent occasions of racism against Muslims and other minorities. The claims were denied by Ireland’s UN ambassador.
Calls for governmment reparation for Magdalene Laundries survivors
The issue of reparation for survivors of the Magdalene Laundries was brought to the UN Human Rights Council by the Irish Human Rights Commission and Women’s Human Rights Alliance at a special meeting today.
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