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# Human Rights

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Modern Slavery: How children in Dhaka are trying to escape from 12-hour workdays
Children in Dhaka can be expected to work long hours for little money to help support their families.
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Dec 27th 2016, 7:15 AM
'If you are in favour of human rights, you must want them for everyone - including prisoners'
‘It is a mark of true sincerity, therefore, for politicians to take up unpopular causes like that of Leon Wright,’ writes author Frankie Gaffney.
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Dec 14th 2016, 6:00 PM
World chess champ and Kremlin foe wins European court case against Russia
Garry Kasparov was arrested for peaceful protests on several occasions, the court found.
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Dec 14th 2016, 8:04 AM
'Those with a disability have the right to choose where to live, to an education and to a sexual relationship'
Ireland has signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities but we are the only EU state that hasn’t ratified it, writes Kathleen O’Meara.
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Dec 9th 2016, 6:30 AM
Move to recognise Traveller ethnicity after long campaign shows 'Ireland's commitment to human rights'
After a long-fought campaign, Taoiseach Enda Kenny said he supported the recognition of Traveller ethnicity this week.
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Nov 25th 2016, 8:45 AM
Uganda blames British colonialism for its anti-gay sex laws
It told the UN this week that it doesn’t tolerate such discrimination.
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Nov 5th 2016, 3:00 PM
President leads tributes following death of 'inspirational' disability rights campaigner
Martin Naughton has died at the age of 62.
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Oct 14th 2016, 9:55 AM
Finglas wants to build ties with North Korea
Officials in the country have yet to reply to an offer from the Finglas Village Renewal Partnership.
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Aug 22nd 2016, 4:58 PM
Mexican police 'gunned down 22 civilians during drug raid'
It has been called one of the bloodiest battles in Mexico’s decade-long campaign against drug gangs.
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Aug 19th 2016, 11:22 AM
'The blood was like a river': Syrian people speak of horrific torture they endured in prison
Many people witnessed prisoners dying in custody and some described being held in cells alongside dead bodies.
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Aug 18th 2016, 6:00 AM
Bethany Home survivor takes first step in bringing case to human rights court
The survivor who wants to bring the case said that it had taken 23 years to get to this point.
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Aug 1st 2016, 7:15 AM
Hundreds of adults and children 'disappeared and tortured by Egyptian authorities'
A new report shows that hundreds of students, political activists and protesters have vanished.
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Jul 13th 2016, 6:15 AM
'Ibrahim is a young, funny Dublin man but begrudgers believe being Irish is qualified by skin colour, name and religion'
After three years and 14 trial delays, it’s time for the government to intervene fully, writes MEP Lynn Boylan.
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Jul 6th 2016, 7:00 AM
Simon Harris has apologised to Amanda Mellet in the Dáil
The Health Minister also revealed that he wishes Ireland would allow for abortion in the case of fatal foetal abnormalities.
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Jun 30th 2016, 7:00 PM
Government criticised over failure to properly reform Direct Provision
173 recommendations for improving the Direct Provision system were put forward last year.
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Jun 17th 2016, 11:43 AM
We asked every TD if they want Travellers recognised as an ethnic minority - here’s what they said
The vast majority of those who replied are in favour.
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Jun 13th 2016, 6:05 AM
Dutch woman held in Qatar after making rape complaint
The 22-year-old says she was drugged and raped but she is being held on suspicion of adultery.
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Jun 11th 2016, 2:57 PM
UN: Ireland must compensate woman forced to travel abroad for abortion
The UN’s Human Rights Commission says Ireland must stop this situation happening.
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Jun 9th 2016, 3:30 PM
'1,000 days have felt like 1,000 years' - Irish student still in Egyptian prison
Ibrahim Halawa’s trial is expected to take place at the end of June, nearly three years after he was imprisoned.
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May 13th 2016, 6:05 AM
Ireland will be grilled on its human rights record at the UN today - and it might not be pretty
We’re likely to receive a hammering on issues including abortion, disabilities, Traveller rights, education and homelessness.
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May 11th 2016, 6:05 AM
Award-winning environmentalist shot dead in her home after receiving death threats
The mother of four previously had an around-the-clock guard but recently switched to an occasional security detail.
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Mar 3rd 2016, 9:58 PM
'I'm an Irishman in the West Bank helping kids get to school through checkpoints'
Alex Dunne has been in the West Bank for over 40 days now, collecting stories of stories of military incursions, night raids, and settler attacks.
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Jan 23rd 2016, 7:30 PM
Europe says it's OK for the boss to snoop on your private messages at work
The ruling comes after a Romanian engineer was fired over private Yahoo Messenger chats.
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Jan 13th 2016, 1:37 PM
Mass murderer Anders Breivik taking case against state over prison conditions
He killed 77 people in a bombing and shooting rampage in 2011.
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Jan 5th 2016, 8:17 AM
Here are 17 incredible facts about oil-rich Saudi Arabia
Apparently women drivers could “undermine social values”.
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Jan 3rd 2016, 9:45 AM
Over 60 million people are set to be displaced worldwide this year
One out of every 122 humans alive today is someone who has been forced to flee their home.
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Dec 18th 2015, 8:13 AM
Almost half of parents would not choose a Christian school for their child if they had the option
One in five people know someone who has baptised their child just to get them into the local school.
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Dec 10th 2015, 3:05 PM
How much do you know about Human Rights Day?
One in five Irish people say they don’t understand their human rights under Irish law.
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Dec 9th 2015, 5:06 PM
Court was right to not recognise marriage of 14-year-old girl
The girl and her ‘husband’ were seeking asylum.
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Dec 9th 2015, 6:03 AM
Belfast court rules abortion should be available in cases of rape and fatal foetal abnormality
“It does not protect morals to export the problem to another jurisdiction and then turn a blind eye.”
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Nov 30th 2015, 4:25 PM
What are political leaders waiting for? It's time to liberalise Ireland's abortion laws
Abortion is a sensitive subject., but there are many reasons why the laws need to be overhauled, writes Julien Mercille.
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Nov 9th 2015, 4:57 PM
'If I don’t have papers I won’t be able to study after the Leaving Cert'
An undocumented teenager says she doesn’t want handouts, just the chance to reach her full potential.
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Nov 3rd 2015, 5:20 PM
Disturbing video shows young woman being stoned to death
The killing happened in a Taliban-controlled area of Afghanistan.
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Nov 3rd 2015, 7:51 AM
'They put a knife to my throat and told me I shouldn't be speaking on TV about gay men'
Mary Lawlor recounts the experiences of three frontline defenders and the most common dangers they face defending human rights.
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Nov 1st 2015, 9:31 PM
'I've lived in a house with mould, damp and sewage, until I said, no more'
Debbie Mulhall has lived in Dublin 8 all her life and says she accepted her living conditions until she was told she had rights.
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Oct 31st 2015, 7:30 PM
'I don’t feel safe in my home after it was burgled and fear constantly hangs over me'
Pat Kelly, aged 72, cared for his parents for most of his life. Now, he struggles to make ends meet and fears the rise in crime in his area.
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Oct 30th 2015, 8:00 PM
A 'startling' €1.5 billion held in Irish banks can't be touched - because of this man
And almost €3 million is linked to Al Qaeda, Syria and Iran.
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Oct 4th 2015, 7:30 PM
Mexico's government says corrupt cops kidnapped 43 students and burned them - investigators disagree
The medical and legal experts from Spain and Latin America said they don’t believe the official story.
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Sep 7th 2015, 6:03 AM
'Africa's North Korea' — the worst regime you've never heard of
Thousands of refugees are trying to escape.
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Aug 23rd 2015, 8:15 AM
Leaked emails show Irish Defence Forces held talks with controversial hacking company
Hacking Team sells viruses to repressive governments, but the Defence Forces say they never bought anything.
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Jul 9th 2015, 11:10 PM
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