# human-rights - Wednesday 29 December, 2021
# Moscow
# Moscow
Russian authorities have in recent months mounted pressure on rights groups, media outlets and journalists, naming dozens as foreign agents.
# human-rights - Tuesday 28 December, 2021
# Russia
# Russia
The group has spent years cataloguing atrocities committed in the Soviet Union.
# human-rights - Thursday 23 December, 2021
# Food Security
# Food Security
Trócaire’s Paul Healy tells of a different Christmas in Somalia this year, among those struggling to stay alive.
# human-rights - Friday 10 December, 2021
# China
# China
The report detailed allegations of torture, rape and inhumane treatment.
# human-rights - Wednesday 8 December, 2021
# Human Rights
# Human Rights
The country joins the US in the boycott, over concerns around China’s human rights record.
# human-rights - Tuesday 7 December, 2021
# Human Rights
# Human Rights
China has accused the United States of violating the Olympic spirit.
# human-rights - Thursday 11 November, 2021
# Education
# Education
Noteworthy’s Maria Delaney and social care worker Anne Marie Quilligan tell Susan Daly about the conditions faced by Traveller children in the country’s education system.
# human-rights - Wednesday 10 November, 2021
# Universal Periodic Review
# Universal Periodic Review
Minister for Equality Roderic O’Gorman will lead the Irish delegation and deliver a speech at today’s hearing.
# human-rights - Saturday 30 October, 2021
# Myanmar
# Myanmar
The army seized power in February from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, but has failed to quell the widespread resistance.
# human-rights - Friday 15 October, 2021
# Due Diligence
From The42
# Due Diligence
The world’s leading human rights organisation wants the club to look into the issue following the club’s controversial acquisition.
# human-rights - Sunday 29 August, 2021
# China World Stage
# China World Stage
As China jails Canadian Michael Spavor, human rights lawyer and professor Teng Biao catalogues China’s brazen stance on the international stage.
# human-rights - Saturday 28 August, 2021
# Human Rights
# Human Rights
Many Palestinian children will face violence at the hands of Israeli soldiers and settlers as they return to school.
# human-rights - Saturday 21 August, 2021
# Taliban
# Taliban
The MEP says the EU must reach an agreement on a solidarity mechanism to help Afghan refugees.
# human-rights - Friday 20 August, 2021
# Geopolitics
# Geopolitics
The security expert looks at the fall of Afghanistan and how it all plays out on a global stage.
# human-rights - Thursday 17 June, 2021
# Human Rights
# Human Rights
Hungary has passed a bill that bans sharing content that “promotes” being gay to children and teenagers.
# human-rights - Tuesday 1 June, 2021
# Human Rights
# Human Rights
Only citizens with papers granting them a “permanent stay in a foreign state” are allowed to leave Belarus.
# human-rights - Saturday 22 May, 2021
# The Good Information Project
# The Good Information Project
The extent to which we protect and defend human rights tells us who we are as a society, writes Anthony Moore SC.
# human-rights - Friday 7 May, 2021
# Human Rights
# Human Rights
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission will report to the EU today.
# human-rights - Wednesday 31 March, 2021
# Human Rights
From The42
# Human Rights
Qatar has faced criticism for its treatment of migrant workers, many of whom are involved in World Cup preparations.
# human-rights - Thursday 25 March, 2021
# Taking A Stand
From The42
# Taking A Stand
The t-shirts read ‘Human rights, on and off the pitch’ in support of migrant workers and were donned prior to their win over Gibraltar.
# human-rights - Monday 15 March, 2021
# Human Rights
# Human Rights
UNICEF’s Ettie Higgins and Claire McKeever share the stories of many refugees displaced by the war in Syria, ten years on.
# human-rights - Sunday 14 March, 2021
# Human Rights
# Human Rights
Meath man Derek O’Rourke is GOAL’s Middle East Security Advisor. He outlines the challenges faced by NGOs as they navigate Syrian regions devastated by war.
# human-rights - Wednesday 3 March, 2021
# Opinion
# Opinion
The MEP says China’s holding of Richard O’Halloran against his will is an outrageous breach of human rights.
# human-rights - Saturday 27 February, 2021
# Human Rights
# Human Rights
Senator McDowell says Ireland can no longer ignore the “clear challenge” of the Chinese Communist Party.
# human-rights - Thursday 25 February, 2021
# International Travel
# International Travel
There are currently 20 countries on the ‘category 2′ list.
# human-rights - Sunday 24 January, 2021
# Mother-and-baby Homes
# Mother-and-baby Homes
NUIG historian Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley says the recent Commission report into mother and baby homes needed to have a deeper look at Protestant institutions and the neglect of children like Derek.
# human-rights - Wednesday 20 January, 2021
# UN Security Council
# UN Security Council
Andrew Anderson of Front Line Defenders says Ireland can play a pivotal role at the UN Security Council by improving international relations at a difficult time.
# human-rights - Tuesday 19 January, 2021
# Cerrejón Mine
# Cerrejón Mine
A charity has submitted a formal complaint about the ESB allegedly breaching its human rights commitments.
# human-rights - Thursday 10 December, 2020
# ECHR
# ECHR
The three women from Dublin, Cork and Meath had sought damages from the State.
# human-rights - Wednesday 14 October, 2020
# Human Rights
# Human Rights
Ali Damache is currently serving a 15-year prison sentence in the US.
# human-rights - Tuesday 11 August, 2020
# Security Laws
# Security Laws
Arlene Foster and Michelle O’Neill allegedly said they respected and understood new Hong Kong security laws.
# human-rights - Thursday 6 August, 2020
# NUCLEAR BOMB ANNIVERSARY
# NUCLEAR BOMB ANNIVERSARY
On the 75th anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, The International Committee of the Red Cross says we must now work collectively stop the development of nuclear weapons.
# human-rights - Saturday 1 August, 2020
# Racism At Work
# Racism At Work
Pavee Point’s Caoimhe McCabe outlines the level of workplace discrimination against Travellers and how to combat the problem.
# human-rights - Thursday 30 July, 2020
# Gardaí
# Gardaí
Justice Minster Helen McEntee revealed the latest figure on World Day against Trafficking in Persons.
# human-rights - Thursday 23 July, 2020
# Human Rights
# Human Rights
The ambassador also hit out at concerns expressed by the UK and the US over China’s growing control over Hong Kong.
# human-rights - Saturday 20 June, 2020
# World Refugee Day 2020
# World Refugee Day 2020
Today is World Refugee Day and Cameron Weymes and Nishtiman Haji Murad share the stories of the people living in this once besieged city.
# human-rights - Tuesday 9 June, 2020
# Opinion
# Opinion
Owodunni Ola Mustapha tells her own story and that of the children in DP who have suffered racist abuse.
# human-rights - Saturday 6 June, 2020
# Opinion
# Opinion
Bernard Joyce of the Irish Traveller Movement says more needs to be done to protect Travellers during this pandemic and beyond.
# human-rights - Friday 1 May, 2020
# Emergency Powers
# Emergency Powers
The health minister said he would sign the updated regulations tonight.
# human-rights - Monday 27 April, 2020
# Human Rights
# Human Rights
Those convicted under the new rules could face a maximum of six months in prison or a fine of €2,500.
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