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).
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The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has expressed deep disappointment at the Government’s stoic response to the questions put to it by the United Nations Human Rights Committee today.
A number of the key concerns laid out in the NGO Shadow Report launched yesterday were put directly to the Government today by the [...]
Our Shadow Report, launched yesterday by Justice Michael Kirby has been getting wide coverage in the Irish broadcast and print media, as has Ireland’s ongoing examination by the UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva. Please see the links below for a selection of the coverage.
Irish Times: UN committee to question rendition stance
Irish Independent: Legal experts [...]
