Afghan women being 'erased from public life' An exiled former member of the Afghan parliament has told an urgent debate at the UN Human Rights Council that women there are in danger … World • 01 Jul
EU proposes environmental checks on some suppliers The European Commission has proposed a law to make large companies operating in the EU check that their suppliers around the world respect environmental standards … Business • 23 Feb
Charity seeks fair system to repatriate Irish prisoners The Irish Council for Prisoners Overseas has called for a well-resourced, transparent, fair and expeditious repatriation system to allow prisoners abroad serve the remainder of … Ireland • 26 Aug 21
Under-25s six times more likely to be in temporary work People aged under 25 are almost six times more likely to be in temporary work than their older counterparts, according to a new study on … Business • 02 Jun 21
Vaccination is the key to unlocking the summer The national vaccination campaign is under scrutiny like no project before in Ireland. Analysis and Comment • 10 Apr 21
Human rights defenders faced new risks in 2020 An Irish-based human rights advocacy group has said that 2020 created significant new risks for human rights defenders working across the world as the Covid-19 … World • 11 Feb 21
Human rights groups call for US to drop Assange case Human rights groups have urged the new US administration to drop its case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. World • 09 Feb 21
People 'shackled globally for mental health issues' Hundreds of thousands of men, women and children with mental health conditions are living chained up in roughly 60 countries, according to a new Human … Human Rights • 06 Oct 20
US civil rights leader Joseph Lowery dies aged 98 US civil rights leader Reverend Joseph Lowery, a key ally of Martin Luther King, has died aged 98. US • 28 Mar 20
Hong Kong leader abandons policy speech after heckles Hong Kong's embattled leader abandoned a State of the Union-style speech after she was heckled by opposition lawmakers during chaotic scenes inside the city's legislature. World • 16 Oct 19
Disability discrimination is biggest concern - IHREC Disability discrimination constituted almost a third of all equality-related concerns last year, according to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission's annual report for 2018. Ireland • 24 Jun 19
New strategy needed to tackle racism, prejudice - ECRI A European human rights organisation has raised serious concerns about housing provision for Travellers, refugees and what it calls other vulnerable minorities in Ireland, and … Ireland • 04 Jun 19
Global assault on NGOs at crisis point - Amnesty Governments around the world are stepping-up their attacks on civil society organisations and human rights defenders, according to a new Amnesty International report. World • 21 Feb 19
Mary Robinson appointed as chair of The Elders Mary Robinson has been appointed as chair of international NGO The Elders, which was founded by Nelson Mandela and works in the areas of peace … World • 02 Nov 18
Myanmar military 'planned' Rohingya atrocities - US A US government investigation has found that Myanmar's military waged a "well-planned and coordinated" campaign of mass killings, gang rapes and other atrocities against the … News • 25 Sep 18
36 dead in latest Turkish air strikes in Syria Turkish air strikes killed at least 36 pro-regime fighters backing Kurdish militia in Syria's northwestern Kurdish enclave of Afrin. World • 03 Mar 18
Amnesty warns of dangers of state-sponsored hate Amnesty International has warned that state-sponsored hate threatens to normalise massive discrimination against marginalised groups. World • 22 Feb 18
IMF 'undermining UN human rights and development goals' The International Monetary Fund's lending policies are actively undermining the United Nations' human rights and development goals, according to an independent expert commissioned by the … News • 19 Oct 17
Philippine leader cuts budget for rights agency to €17 Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's critics and allies in the Senate have vowed to block a lower house move to slash the annual budget of a … World • 13 Sep 17
Death for Democracy Series2 EP12 “You cannot believe Government doing such things to their own people. You cannot believe a human being could do such things to another human being..." Voices • 28 Nov 16
What Man Can Do To Man Series2 EP9 “When I come back from these places, it’s such a culture-shock - because I’m leaving Gaza after an offensive, or the Democratic Republic of Congo … Voices • 07 Nov 16
Concern human rights could be affected by Brexit The head of the Human Rights and Equality Commission has expressed concern about the impact Brexit could have on the European Convention on Human Rights. News • 29 Jun 16
Human Rights Commission critical of Government The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has called on the Government to release asylum-seekers with children from direct provision hostels, once they have spent … News • 04 Jun 15
Concern over UK human rights law proposals The potential of a re-drawing of human rights laws in the UK is deeply concerning, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission has warned. News • 12 May 15
Invading privacy will not stop terrorism - Cook The head of technology giant Apple has said privacy is a "basic human right" and no government or private company should be able to access … News • 28 Feb 15
