Delays in accessing abortions in Ireland are violating women’s rights, says expert
Major violations 'embedded' in legislation must be addressed in review, expert states
Religious oaths must be removed from State activities
Atheist rights breached when witnesses in court made to swear on the Bible
Derry woman considers UN complaint over UK citizenship ruling
Taoiseach backs Emma DeSouza’s case: British law ‘out of step’ with NI peace treaty
Human rights concerns raised ahead of RCSI Bahrain accreditation
Medical Council urged to consider allegations of mistreatment in regime
Senior judge says he was not told of plan to suspend second non-jury court
Mr Justice Tony Hunt responds to report that Special Criminal Court 2 not being used from next year
Second Special Criminal Court to suspend operation amid falling case numbers
Caseload has decreased every year since the controversial court was established
Facebook’s court appeal over data transfer case set for January
Supreme Court refuses attempt by UK data expert to join case
France’s veil ban violates human rights, UN committee finds
Panel of experts rejects Paris’s claims the measure is justified on security grounds
Amnesty report highlights Irish asylum-seeker concerns
Human rights group says ‘hate-filled rhetoric’ having ‘terrifying consequences’ globally
New report on women’s health criticises Ireland’s restrictive abortion laws
European Commissioner for Human Rights focuses on laws in Republic and North
Woman paid €30,000 over having to travel for abortion
UN Human Rights Committee case concerns abortion in UK for fatal foetal abnormality
UN bodies clash over abortion in cases of fatal foetal abnormalities
Disability committee says no guarantee whether impairments are fatal or not
Minister for Health wants abortion referendum next year
Harris says issue of fatal foetal abnormalities should be addressed by this Government
Irish abortion law violated woman’s human rights, UN says
Siobhan Whelan forced to travel to UK for abortion after fatal foetal abnormality diagnosis
We deserve a secular State for a pluralist people
Ireland’s population has moved on from the church but our politicians have not
Ireland’s UN Security Council seat campaign an exercise in vanity
Resources and staff diverted from crucial Brexit negotiations merely to boost prestige
Complaints upheld against Ray D’Arcy show abortion coverage
Broadcasting authority issues warning notice following interview with couple in June
Harris should meet parents of babies with life-limiting conditions
More support services needed for parents who choose to continue with such pregnancies
Symphysiotomy falsehoods: Ireland’s culture of impunity must end
Medical ambition was behind breaches of women’s human rights yet no person or agency has ever been held to account
Mellet still waiting for Government response to UN ruling
Lawyers say there has been no meaningful engagement since abortion decision
The abortion issue and Ireland: a timeline from 1983
Four referendums on divisive subject have taken place over past three decades
Mother whose son died after medical errors calls for honesty
Margaret Murphy says staff are anxious about ‘putting their head above the parapet’
Judiciary record ‘mixed’ over human rights protection, judge says
‘Ireland had done well over the past 100 years and could do a lot better in the coming hundred’
Colm O’Gorman: Public support for greater abortion access is overwhelming
The Eighth Amendment needs to go, and a legal and healthcare framework put in place that respects women’s and girls’ rights
Vindicating women’s rights does not lead to chaos
Jacky Jones: Today foetuses matter only until birth; children’s lives afterwards count for less
Emer O’Toole: What can we expect of Enda Kenny’s abortion convention?
Taoiseach cannot be that ignorant of an issue which has divided Irish society for decades and on which he had to reluctantly legislate in 2013
Wallace Bill on abortion to go before Dáil
Private Members’ Bill allows for termination in cases of fatal foetal abnormality
Dáil to vote on Bill allowing abortion in cases of fatal foetal abnormality
TDs will vote on the legislation proposed by Mick Wallace on June 30th
UN abortion ruling is ‘not binding’, Enda Kenny says
Taoiseach warns against an immediate attempt to repeal the Eighth Amendment
Enda Kenny to bring memo to Cabinet on abortion assembly
Ruth Coppinger says abortion assembly a ‘charade’ and accuses Kenny of not listening
Kenny to bring memo on abortion assembly to Cabinet next week
Taoiseach says ‘it is pointless rushing into a referendum’ without consensus
Cabinet to announce €100m infrastructure fund
Scheme means the cost of infrastructure provision would be partially borne by State
Limits needed if eighth amendment repealed, says Leo Varadkar
Varadkar defends Government position that a citizen’s assembly be held before a referendum
UN committee ruling on abortion: An obligation on the Government to legislate
The onus on the State is a political/diplomatic one – how long does Ireland mind being cited internationally as being in breach of the covenant?
Abortion laws again under fire from UN human rights body
Pregnant Irish woman Amanda Mellet’s case gives this UN opinion greater legal weight
Bruton cannot say how Government will react to UN abortion finding
Opposition TDs demand issue be speedily resolved
Amanda Mellet welcomes committee findings on abortion ban
Complainant to UN says Government must ensure no other woman suffers similar violations
Referendum required as UN move confirms abortion law is unsustainable
Human Rights Committee decision underlines Eighth Amendment is incompatible with human rights
Bruton cannot say how Government will respond to UN abortion finding
Opposition TDs urge action on Eighth Amendment to Constitution
Opinion: Why symphysiotomy records must not be destroyed
The documents constitute an overwhelming body of evidence of human rights abuses
High Court abortion judgment in North is reflection of changing attitudes
Judge’s ruling adds momentum to recognition of women’s reproductive autonomy
Children’s ombudsman disputes State claims
Most issues in direct provision centres were best ‘resolved locally’, Government tells EU
North’s ‘highly restrictive’ abortion laws criticised by UN committee
Concern also raised over introduction of new mechanisms to deal with legacy of Troubles
UN investigator calls for prosecution of US officials
Special rapporteur says officials who ordered crimes against detainees must be prosecuted
Call for review of Ireland’s UN Human Rights Council membership
Former senior civil servant says Government showing “blatant disregard” for victims of symphysiotomy
Where does the right to a peaceful protest begin and end?
Opinion: This is a timely moment for the Government to take account of practice internationally and put in place the law and policy that best reflects its international human rights obligations
Public support for Hong Kong protesters on rise, survey shows
United Nations Human Rights Committee urges China to allow open elections
Asylum seekers on hunger strike transferred from housing unit
Management source says men ‘removed’ after bid to prevent staff from gaining entry
Why did Ireland abstain in the UN vote on a commission of inquiry into Gaza?
Republic’s role in Gaza resolution part of EU issue
State must respond to UN committee’s concerns
‘Long past time for safe and legal abortion services to be made available’
‘Perpetrators’ of symphysiotomy should be punished, UN says
Human Rights Committee calls for revision of new abortion legislation in Ireland
Appointment of judge to mother-and-baby home inquiry questioned
Minister says Judge Yvonne Murphy ‘ideally suited’ to challenging role
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