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# Human Rights

All time
Opinion: Syria, ten years on, and Covid-19 has pushed refugees to the limits
Claire McKeever & Ettie Higgins
15 Mar 2021
8.0k
4
Opinion: Ten years of conflict in Syria and humanitarian aid is still a challenge to deliver
Derek O’Rourke
14 Mar 2021
8.7k
14
Barry Andrews: Richard O'Halloran and China's handling of such cases should not be ignored
Barry Andrews
3 Mar 2021
18.9k
15
Oireachtas members join international alliance pushing for tougher stance on China
27 Feb 2021
20.3k
46
Donnelly meeting with Glynn to discuss whether more countries should be added to mandatory hotel quarantine list
25 Feb 2021
18.2k
54
Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley: The story of Derek Leinster and the Bethany Home tells us we have more to learn
Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley
24 Jan 2021
21.4k
5
Opinion: The UN Security Council needs an 'outsider' and Ireland fits that bill
Andrew Anderson
20 Jan 2021
16.6k
12
ESB referred to OECD over importing coal from north Colombian mine
19 Jan 2021
17.3k
33
European Court of Human Rights declares complaints by Irish symphysiotomy victims as inadmissible
10 Dec 2020
27.6k
15
Supreme Court allows convicted terrorist to appeal attempt by government to revoke his Irish citizenship
14 Oct 2020
30.9k
23
Stormont leaders urged to publish record of call with Chinese official
11 Aug 2020
23.2k
9
Opinion: We've waited long enough - we must wipe out nuclear weapons for good
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
6 Aug 2020
11.6k
31
Opinion: ‘Travellers have to hide their identity just to get a foot in the door’
Caoimhe McCabe
1 Aug 2020
46.8k
Around 80 human trafficking investigations underway in Ireland
30 Jul 2020
29.4k
22
Chinese ambassador to Ireland claims footage of blindfolded, cuffed Uighur Muslims is 'fabricated'
23 Jul 2020
27.5k
66
Hyperinflation, uncertainty and awakening from lockdown: Life in the Syrian-Kurdish resistance city of Kobani
Cameron Weymes & Nishtiman Haji Murad
20 Jun 2020
10.5k
1
'I live in Direct Provision and our kids are not immune to racial discrimination'
Owodunni Ola Mustapha
9 Jun 2020
19.5k
47
Opinion: 'Conditions for Travellers have been difficult in the Covid-19 shutdown'
Bernard Joyce
6 Jun 2020
41.6k
Simon Harris to extend emergency Garda powers until 18 May
1 May 2020
24.3k
51
Human rights watchdog calls for more oversight into new Garda powers during Covid-19 crisis
27 Apr 2020
24.1k
55
High Court in Belfast rules Northern Ireland abortion law breaches human rights
3 Oct 2019
8.6k
17
'The arts are really good for bringing people together to have difficult conversations'
15 Sep 2019
8.5k
1
Iranian fan dies after setting herself on fire outside court over ban on women attending matches
10 Sep 2019
5.9k
6
Inspection of mental health residences describes 'bare, musty' bedrooms
25 Jul 2019
8.1k
3
Opinion: The State's refusal to compensate survivors of abuse violates human rights law
Dr Conor O’Mahony
17 Jun 2019
14.1k
20
Attacks, surveillance, moving home every six months - The life of an LGBT activist in Tunisia
18 May 2019
10.6k
24
Opinion: The US alliance with Saudi Arabia reveals their true stance on human rights
Diarmuid Pepper
9 May 2019
11.7k
29
Brunei's ruler says death by stoning law for gay sex will not be enforced
6 May 2019
24.9k
54
Opinion: 'Inspiration porn' trending on social media is objectification of disabled people
Eileen Daly
16 Feb 2019
28.3k
29
Opinion: The critical finding of the Carrickmines inquest was not emphasised by media enough
Jacinta Brack
30 Jan 2019
25.1k
16
Amanda Knox wins €18,400 in damages after human rights case against Italian authorities
24 Jan 2019
19.5k
35
Highest number of human rights activists on record killed in 2018
8 Jan 2019
6.7k
7
Mary Robinson 'dismayed' at media comments as she comes under fire for claiming Dubai princess is 'troubled'
Updated 28 Dec 2018
90.3k
85
High Court orders surrender of Polish man at centre of extradition row
19 Nov 2018
14.4k
Mary Robinson appointed as chair of The Elders
1 Nov 2018
33.1k
58
An Garda Síochána has 'never fully embraced human rights standards'
14 Sep 2018
17.5k
68
Second Irish person taking case to Europe over child abuse in Irish schools
1 Aug 2018
19.7k
26
US withdraws from UN Human Rights Council and labels it a 'cesspool of political bias'
19 Jun 2018
22.8k
118
Abused aged 6: 'I was screaming and had to be tied into a buggy with a rope to be brought to school'
17 Jun 2018
54.3k
49
Lydia Foy: The woman at the heart of securing transgender rights in Ireland
9 Jun 2018
16.1k
50
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