The Seanad Éireann Public Consultation Committee is inviting public submissions on Ireland’s Fourth Periodic Report under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The issue…
Direct Provision: A Challenge to Law, A Challenge to Human Rights
On February 28 2014, UCD Human Rights Network hosted a seminar, Direct Provision: A Challenge to Law, A Challenge to Rights. Senator…
This is the text of my speaking notes to the Constitutional Convention, with added hyperlinks to take you directly to sources…
The Refugee Appeals Tribunal in Ireland
The Refugee Appeals Tribunal (RAT) determines whether a person is need need of asylum in Ireland. It is an appellate body, so that…
European Migration Network (Ireland) Report on Direct Provision
The European Migration Network (housed in the Economic and Social Research Institute(ESRI) ) has this morning released a report on The Organisation of Reception…
Ireland & the European Committee on Social Rights
There has been much focus on the role of the European Court of Human Rights over the last number of days (see, here and here).…
Liam Thornton 