The UPR offers the potential to further highlight areas where Ireland’s protection of human rights may not be fully up … More
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Budget 2011: Social Protection and Human Rights in Ireland
Budget 2011 has resulted in lesser social protection for marginalised groups within society. Below, I highlight some of the key … More
Asylum Seekers, Reception Conditions and Value for Money
On July 30th the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) published Value for Money & Policy Review: Asylum Seeker Accommodation Programme (May 2010). Éidín Ní Shé has … More
SCS on Children’s Rights: Children in the Direct Provision System
Much has been written on the wholly inappropriate care arrangements for separated children in Ireland (see here, here, here, here and here). This research has found … More
South Park, ‘Religious Defamation’, Freedom of Expression & Human Rights
Spoiler Alert: This post contains some spoilers to the South Park episodes “200” and “201”. In Ireland and the United Kingdom … More
Thornton on Budget 2010: Human Rights & Equality Infrastructure
With the massive cuts in Budget 2009 for the Irish Human Rights Commission and the Equality Authority, both bodies have maintained their … More
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