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 … More
Tag: direct provision
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 … More
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 … More
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). … More
Law, Dignity & Socio-Economic Rights: The Case of Asylum Seekers in Europe
Below are my speaking notes for the European Database on Asylum Law (EDAL) conference, Reflections on the Current Application of the … More
International Human Rights Day 2013: Placing the Spotlight on Direct Provision
Today is International Human Rights Day 2013. This year, the theme is one of reflection on twenty years of the Vienna Declaration … More
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