Human Rights
# human-rights - Thursday 15 March, 2012
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.
LIVE: Irish UN ambassador explains rejection of human rights suggestions
Irish officials are this morning attending a follow-up hearing about their periodic review of human rights.
Ireland’s human rights record under spotlight at the UN
Ireland rejected some recommendations on human rights from the UN last year – and today it will have to explain why.
# human-rights - Wednesday 14 March, 2012
Want timely healthcare? Just get three medical cards…
Amnesty International’s new campaign for equal access to healthcare in Ireland features Karl Spain, Eric Lalor, Colin Murphy, Peter Coonan, Eleanor Tiernan and Brían Gleeson.
# human-rights - Tuesday 13 March, 2012
Cameron rejects call for Olympic boycott
David Cameron claims Olympic sponsor Dow Chemical bears no responsibility for either the Bhopal gas disaster or mismanaged efforts to decontaminate the Indian region.
# human-rights - Wednesday 7 March, 2012
Ireland commits to signing Optional Protocol on economic, social and cultural rights
The protocal provides a mechanism for individuals to make complaints to the UN about the violation of their rights.
# human-rights - Saturday 25 February, 2012
Government unlikely to vote for independent TDs’ abortion bill
A group of independent TDs introduced a bill to legislate for abortion in Ireland this week but the government will likely reject it before introducing its own legislation.
# human-rights - Tuesday 21 February, 2012
Dolphins deserve rights as ‘persons’, experts say
Whales and dolphins’ advanced abilities and culture means they should be legally protected, a group of experts has argued.
# human-rights - Monday 20 February, 2012
Red Cross seeks to broker Syrian ceasefire
The ICRC says it is engaging with government and opposition groups to work out a deal to end fighting in the most affected areas.
Gilmore: We raised human rights issues with China vice president
Eamon Gilmore said that specific cases of human rights abuses in China weren’t discussed during the visit by Xi Jinping.
# human-rights - Friday 17 February, 2012
Government must be ‘forceful’ on human rights during China visit – Amnesty
Amnesty International has said that that the government must be clear on concerns about China’s human rights abuses when the country’s Vice President visits Ireland this weekend.
# human-rights - Wednesday 15 February, 2012
Going ahead: F1 bosses have no plans to abandon Bahrain visit
Calls from human rights groups for the FIA to withdraw Bahrain from their race calendar have fallen on deaf ears.
# human-rights - Monday 13 February, 2012
UN human rights chief urges international community to “act now” on Syria
High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, told the General Assembly that the Government of Syria has failed to protect its people.
# human-rights - Sunday 12 February, 2012
Al-Qaeda chief urges outside help for Syria rebels
Ayman al-Zawahri calls on Muslims elsewhere in the Arab World to join the uprising against Syrian president Bashar Assad.
# human-rights - Friday 10 February, 2012
Syria: 28 killed in Aleppo bomb blasts
Bashar Assad’s forces continue to bombard the city of Homs as the government said that military complexes in the economically important city of Aleppo had been targeted today.
Spanish judge found guilty of wiretapping offences
Baltasar Garzón, who was known for boldly pursuing human rights, has been barred from judicial work for 11 years by his peers.
# human-rights - Tuesday 7 February, 2012
Controversial anti-gay bill reintroduced to Ugandan parliament
The bill’s progress slowed after international outcry over the bill which carries severe penalties for homosexual acts.
# human-rights - Sunday 5 February, 2012
Rights group calls on Israel to end Palestinian residency restrictions
In its latest report, Human Rights Watch says that control of the population registry is forcing families apart.
# human-rights - Monday 30 January, 2012
Syrian troops storm rebel strongholds near Damascus, 62 reported dead
The widescale offensive near the capital suggested the regime is worried that military defectors could close in on Damascus.
# human-rights - Friday 27 January, 2012
ECJ asked to rule on mandatory retention of phone and internet data
The High Court has asked the European Court of Justice to rule on how much communications data the State can retain.
# human-rights - Wednesday 25 January, 2012
French senators approve draft of Armenian ‘genocide-denial’ bill
Turkey has reacted angrily to France’s moves to criminalise the act of denying that the mass killings of Armenians during WWI was genocide.
# human-rights - Friday 13 January, 2012
Expert group established to report on ECHR abortion ruling
The group of 14 medics, lawyers and civil servants have six months to report back on how to implement the ECHR judgment.
# human-rights - Wednesday 11 January, 2012
Guantanamo 10 years on: hopes for closure fade, detainees remain in limbo
The notorious detention centre has now been open for ten years and, with indefinite military detention now enshrined in US law, hope is fading that it will be closed down as pledged.
# human-rights - Tuesday 10 January, 2012
ICC deadline looms for news on Saif Gaddafi
Today marks the deadline for Libya’s government to provide information to the International Criminal Court on the health and status of Mummar Gaddfi’s son – if it fails to do so it may be referred to the UN Security Council.
# human-rights - Sunday 1 January, 2012
Ireland seeking election to UN Human Rights Council, says Taoiseach
Taoiseach Enda Kenny made the announcement on the 45th World Day of Peace as he welcomed Pope Benedict XVI’s messsage marking the event.
# human-rights - Tuesday 27 December, 2011
UNESCO praises Irish anti-homophobic bullying campaign
International conference hears that BeLonG To group’s work will be written into the UN toolkit as an example of how to tackle homophobic bullying of young people.
Column: Homophobic bullying is taking young lives, yet it’s treated as harmless
Most adults in Ireland can now be openly gay, writes Michael Barron – but the reality for young people is very different.
# human-rights - Thursday 22 December, 2011
Human rights group calls on Egypt’s military to prevent further protest violence
Thousands of women took to the streets in Cairo this week to protest recent violence against women by security forces.
# human-rights - Wednesday 21 December, 2011
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
Nine things to know this morning…
# human-rights - Tuesday 20 December, 2011
Children’s rights referendum for next year welcomed
The Minister for Children has said that the government is planning to hold the much-delayed referendum in 2012.
Column: Dolphin’s Barn residents dreading a damp Christmas
Authorities have broken up the Dolphin House community – but stalled regeneration of their homes and left them subsisting in horrible living conditions, write Eoin Lynch.
# human-rights - Thursday 15 December, 2011
Syrian soldiers name officials ‘responsible for’ torture and killings: report
Human Rights Watch is urging the ICC to investigate alleged human rights abuses in a new report that details incidents of torture and summary execution.
# human-rights - Tuesday 13 December, 2011
ICC should investigate suspected Syrian rights abuses, says UN rights chief
Navi Pillay says that the human rights commission’s recent report on Syria concluded that state forces had committed systematic and gross violations of human rights.
# human-rights - Wednesday 7 December, 2011
“We don’t kill our people”: Syria’s Assad denies govt gave order for violent crackdown
Bashar Assad questions reports of violence against civilians, says he feels no guilt over protest deaths.
US could make gay rights a condition of foreign aid
“Gay rights are human rights,” says Hillary Clinton, announcing that the US will use diplomatic tools to promote LGBT rights.
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
Nine things you should know this morning…
# human-rights - Saturday 3 December, 2011
25 killed in fresh Syrian violence
Sanctions by the EU, US and Arab League have so far failed to push the Syrian government to cease its violent crackdown on protesters.
# human-rights - Friday 2 December, 2011
UN rights chief calls for international support for Syrian civilians
November was the bloodiest month so far since protests broke out in mid-March with 950 people killed.
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