Monitoring Ireland’s human rights obligations

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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Shadow Report and UN Examination continue to get wide news coverage

Our Shadow Report, launched last week by Justice Michael Kirby has continued to receive wide coverage in the Irish broadcast and print media, as has Ireland’s examination by the UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva. Please see the links below for a selection of the coverage. We have now also made available for download interviews of Mark Kelly (Director, ICCL) on RTE Radio 1 lunchtime news, and the Pat Kenny Show. Please visit our Resource Download Library to hear these interviews (courtesy of RTE).

Irish Times: UN committee to question rendition stance

Irish Independent: Legal experts warn Mountjoy is a disaster waiting to happen

Irish Independent: How dare the UN take us to task on human rights

Irish Examiner: Ireland’s human rights - State has neglected its duty of care

RTÉ Online: Irish rights record criticised in report

RTÉ TV: http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0714/1news_av.html?2398586,null,230

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