# Human Rights

Yesterday

22nd March 2023

Voices

Fiona O'Loughlin: Ireland can remain a leader on LGBTQI+ rights if it stands up to Hungary

The senator says Ireland must support the EU’s legal action against Hungary’s anti-LGBTQI+ laws.

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Wed 7:00 AM

Last month

February 2023

# chinese cameras

Human rights group raises concerns over Chinese cameras at the Oireachtas

A human rights group has highlighted security concerns about the cameras installed by the company Hikvision.

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Feb 12th 2023, 3:38 PM

This year

2023

Premier League told Qatar links to Spurs should be a ‘wake-up call’

A meeting between Daniel Levy and Qatar Sports Investments chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi took place last week.

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Jan 12th 2023, 4:56 PM

Last year

2022

Voices

Opinion: Iran’s nod to International Human Rights Day was more repression of its people

Brendan McNamara highlights the cases of women activists of Bahá’i faith incarcerated in Iran.

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Dec 16th 2022, 7:00 AM

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World Cup 2022: Fifa's clampdown on rainbow armbands conflicts with its own human rights guidelines

Sophie King-Hill of Birmingham University looks at the controversy at this tournament.

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Updated

Nov 22nd 2022, 10:00 AM

# Human Rights

UN human rights council eyes investigation of Iran's crackdown on protests

Over 360 people, including 47 children, have been killed in the crackdown according to human rights groups

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Nov 22nd 2022, 8:01 AM

Voices

Twitter's survival is about more than just Elon Musk getting his way - here's why

Twitter has been shaken to its core since Elon Musk acquired it – does it matter?

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Nov 18th 2022, 8:12 PM

Voices

Opinion: 'Football fans - it's time to make some noise on human rights ahead of this World Cup'

Fiona Crowley of Amnesty International Ireland says it’s time Fifa showed it really cares about human rights ahead of the tournament.

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Nov 15th 2022, 10:00 PM

# Pressure

US Secretary of State asks Egypt for human rights progress before COP27 summit

It’s estimated that 60,000 political prisoners are behind bars in Egypt

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Nov 3rd 2022, 10:12 PM

# Moscow

Moscow's delegates miss UN review of human rights in Russia

The meeting had already been postponed twice from its planned date in March

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Oct 20th 2022, 10:50 PM

# Redress

'€5,000 for your child being taken? You would get multiples of that for a whiplash injury'

Opposition TDs have sharply criticised the Mother and Baby Homes redress scheme.

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Updated

Oct 19th 2022, 3:45 PM

# Human Rights

Saudi Arabia sends US citizen to prison for criticising the country

The prison sentence marks another source of tension between the historic allies, after Saudi Arabia raised oil prices

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Oct 18th 2022, 9:33 PM

# Taliban

Exclusion of Afghan girls from high schools ‘shameful’, says UN

Teenage girls are still barred from school and women are required to cover themselves from head to toe in public, with only their eyes showing.

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Sep 18th 2022, 12:43 PM

# Human Rights

Qatar are 'really interested in the values of rugby, that team ethos'

URC CEO Martin Anayi has defended the league’s new sponsorship deal with Qatar Airways.

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Sep 7th 2022, 3:00 PM

# budget22

Civil liberties group calls on Government to restore barrister legal aid fees

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) said that the Government should invest €8.6 million in a number of human rights measures.

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Sep 5th 2022, 4:45 PM

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Opinion: 'Our animals used to feed us, but now we feed them - they are dying and we are next'

On World Humanitarian Day, Paul O’Brien documents the suffering of those Somaliland on the front line of climate change.

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Updated

Aug 19th 2022, 9:00 AM

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Opinion: "You can't see the sorrow after lights out..." - Iran's persecution of Bahá’ís

Brendan McNamara says we cannot turn a blind eye while minorities are persecuted for their faith.

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Aug 13th 2022, 8:00 PM

# Redress

Independent office to lead excavation of Tuam Mother and Baby Home site

Minister for Children Roderic O’Gorman proposed the office be set up following the signing into law of the Institutional Burials Act.

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Updated

Jul 27th 2022, 5:41 PM

# Human Rights

UN rights watchdog warns Ireland over abortion wait period and women travelling abroad for care

The Committee has called for the Government to remove barriers for women seeking access to abortion services.

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Jul 27th 2022, 3:42 PM

# Human Rights

Anti human trafficking report calls for gender-specific accommodation for victims

The national anti-trafficking rapporteur listed education, the war in Ukraine and age identification as concerns.

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Jun 21st 2022, 6:00 AM

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Opinion: Preferential treatment of white European war victims is a lamentable reality

Dean Van Nguyen looks at how Ireland has helped Ukrainian refugees and wonders why others have not been treated as well.

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Jun 8th 2022, 8:00 PM

# Civil Liberties

Irish Council for Civil Liberties demands that Gardaí not receive power to compel a password

Rights groups have also called on Gardaí to record the ethnicities of people stopped and search in order to prevent discrimination.

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Jun 1st 2022, 5:09 PM

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Opinion: Proposed changes to the Mental Health Act must prioritise human rights

A group of academics and people with lived experience of treatment under the legislation advocate for a human rights based approach to treatment under proposed laws.

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May 31st 2022, 1:48 PM

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Opinion: The journey to full LGBTQI+ equality is far from over

FLAC’s Eilis Barry says LGBTQI+ rights have come a long way, but much still needs to be done.

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May 28th 2022, 8:00 PM

# Human Rights

'We've all made mistakes,' says Greg Norman about murder of Saudi journalist

The Australian former world number one is heading the new LIV Golf Invitational Series which is heavily backed by Saudi financing.

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May 12th 2022, 8:04 PM

# IHREC

Tenants 'often' unable to make discrimination complaint about landlords, report finds

The findings come as the Government reviews Ireland’s equality laws.

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Apr 28th 2022, 9:43 AM

# Human Rights

Norwegian football president makes powerful speech criticising Qatar World Cup

Speaking at the Fifa Congress in Doha, Lise Klaveness said the 2022 finals were awarded ‘in unacceptable ways, with unacceptable consequences’.

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Mar 31st 2022, 2:31 PM

# Concerned

Hamilton uncomfortable with 'mind-blowing' human rights issues ahead of Saudi Arabia GP

On Friday, human rights’ group, Reprieve, said a further 16 people have been killed in the country since the mass execution of 81 men on 12 March.

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Mar 25th 2022, 1:42 PM

# Saudi Arabia

UN human rights chief condemns Saudi 'mass execution'

Saudi Arabia said Saturday it had executed a record 81 people in one day for terrorism-related offences.

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Mar 14th 2022, 7:46 PM

# Lviv

'I owe it to my homeland': Ukrainians at the Polish border explain why they're going back home

Thousands of Ukrainians displaced by Russian attacks have been arriving in Lviv and waiting days to board trains and buses travelling to Przemyśl.

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Mar 8th 2022, 6:00 AM

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Mike Murphy: Why I’m supporting a call on the EU to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements

The broadcaster lends his support to a group of NGOs seeking an end to EU trade with Israeli settlements in occupied territories.

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Feb 21st 2022, 7:00 AM

# Human Rights

EU court approves linking of funds to member states’ respect for rule of law

The governments of Hungary and Poland had argued that such action lacked a proper legal basis.

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Feb 16th 2022, 9:49 AM

# IHREC

People refused entry to pubs don't get 'adequate access to justice' under complaints system

Human Rights Commission says current law disproportionately impacts minority groups.

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Feb 14th 2022, 6:30 AM

# Human Rights

Complaint filed with United Nations over torture of asylum seeker in Greece

The woman says she suffered abuse and witnessed the beating of children and a pregnant woman.

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Feb 2nd 2022, 2:48 PM

# Aghanistan

UN report claims Taliban killed 100 ex-Afghan government officials

The UN report said that, in addition to the political killings, women’s freedoms and the right to protest had also been curbed.

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Jan 31st 2022, 10:58 AM

All time

# Moscow

'An attack on civil society': Court shuts down another human rights group in Russia

Russian authorities have in recent months mounted pressure on rights groups, media outlets and journalists, naming dozens as foreign agents.

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Dec 29th 2021, 12:55 PM

# Russia

Russian Supreme Court orders closure of prominent human rights group Memorial

The group has spent years cataloguing atrocities committed in the Soviet Union.

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Dec 28th 2021, 2:30 PM

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Opinion: Christmas looks a little different in Somalia where tens of thousands search for food

Trócaire’s Paul Healy tells of a different Christmas in Somalia this year, among those struggling to stay alive.

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Dec 23rd 2021, 8:30 PM

# China

UN says report accusing China of genocide against Uyghur minority 'deeply disturbing'

The report detailed allegations of torture, rape and inhumane treatment.

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Dec 10th 2021, 3:52 PM

# Human Rights

Australia joins US diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

The country joins the US in the boycott, over concerns around China’s human rights record.

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Dec 8th 2021, 7:37 AM