Direct provision is front page news in Ireland today (08 October 2013) Carl O’Brien has a number of pieces (here, here, here and here) in today’s…
Social Welfare Law & Asylum Seekers in Ireland: An Anatomy of Exclusion
As noted in July 2013 on this blog, there is currently a challenge to the direct provision system before the Irish courts.…
The European Convention on Human Rights at 60 & Socio-Economic Rights
Today marks the 60th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) coming into force. Ireland was one of the original…
Ireland’s Asylum & Direct Provision System under the Spotlight in Northern Ireland
Today (August 14 2013), the High Court of Northern Ireland in Belfast issued a decision that could have a knock…
Legal Challenge to Direct Provision in the High Court
Later today (Monday, 29 July 2013), a legal challenge is expected to be brought before the High Courtchallenging the system of direct…
The Ombudsman & Direct Provision
Yesterday, the Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly launched a well reasoned critique of the direct provision system (news coverage here and all Human Rights in Ireland’s posts on…
Liam Thornton 