Rights Monitor brings you up-to-date news about human rights on the international stage, brought to you by three Ireland-based NGOs: Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC), the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), and the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT).
Speaking at a major international conference in Dublin today, UN Human Rights Committee member Professor Michael O’Flaherty has decried what he described as the “scandal” of the government having made deep cuts to the budgets of bodies including the Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) and the Equality Authority, only weeks after the UN’s top human [...]
Next Monday (6 April 2009) a panel of top UN human rights experts will visit Dublin to highlight the Government’s responsibility to protect the rights of the poorest and most vulnerable people in Ireland.
Speaking on the eve of budget day, UN Human Rights Committee members Judge Elizabeth Palm and Professor Michael O’Flaherty will discuss the [...]
