Related News - Access to Justice
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Deaf jurors plan welcomed by legal rights body
Issued 31 March 2010 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|
Legal rights group FLAC has welcomed a proposal to allow deaf and blind persons to serve on juries. FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) has taken a High Court case challenging …
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Provision for asylum seekers fails to measure up under human rights law, 10 years on
Issued 18 February 2010 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|
At a joint media event today in Dublin's Buswells Hotel to mark United Nations Social Justice Day, legal rights group FLAC called for full-scale reform of the system that …
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Asylum-seeker exclusion is mean-minded
Issued 10 December 2009 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
The Government's proposal to amend the Social Welfare Act to exclude all asylum-seekers from qualifying for social welfare benefits is mean-minded, petty and divisive, said …
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Budget response to overindebtedness crisis is entirely inadequate
Issued 9 December 2009 |access-to-justice|debt-law-reform|social-welfare-law-reform|
FLAC Budget Statement 2010 Independent legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) has as its main aim to achieve equal access to justice. As part of this overarching …
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Open letter to Taoiseach: Sign the ICESCR Optional Protocol
Issued 22 September 2009 ,access-to-justice,discrimination,equality,hrc,
An Taoiseach Brian Cowen, Department of the Taoiseach, Government Buildings, Upper Merrion Street, Dublin 2 18th September 2009 Dear Taoiseach, On Thursday 24 September, …
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Proposed changes to criminal legal aid scheme must preserve right of access to justice, says rights organisation
Issued 25 August 2009 ,access-to-justice,criminal-legal-aid,
The State should take care to preserve people's right to real and effective justice if it seeks to change the way it administers criminal legal aid, stressed a leading legal …
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40 Years On: Equal access to justice not a reality
Issued 25 April 2009 ,access-to-justice,lab,pila,statistics,telephone-information-line,
pThe economic downturn cannot be used as a justification to limit the protection of the rights of the individual, according to legal rights organisation, FLAC. As it …
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FLAC asks Government to implement human rights report's recommendations on access to justice
Issued 1 May 2008 ,access-to-justice,cla-casework,council-of-europe,
In a statement issued today, FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) welcomed the publication of a report from the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe on his …
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Access to Justice Concerns with Immigration Bill
Issued 18 March 2008 ,access-to-justice,cla-casework,
The Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill which was published on 29 January 2008 is a significant piece of legislation which will affect not just those who seek to come …
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FLAC reaction to Immigration Residence and Protection Bill 2008
Issued 29 January 2008 ,access-to-justice,discrimination,equality,
In its first reaction to the Immigration Residence & Protection Bill which was published today, FLAC, the non-governmental organisation campaigning for equal access to …
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FLAC calls for Government action to recognise Transgendered Persons
Issued 19 October 2007 ,access-to-justice,discrimination,echr-1,equality,
Welcomes first ever Declaration of Incompatibility with European Convention on Human Rights Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC) today (19th October) welcomed the judgment in the …
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Law is for everyone: FLAC launches legal information leaflets
Issued 27 March 2007 ,access-to-justice,cics,flac-council,legal-advice-centres,
FLAC has produced a range of information leaflets on various areas of law. The leaflets cover the basic information in each area, explaining how the law works and providing a …
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New Regulations for Civil Legal Aid - Means Test Changed
Issued 1 September 2006 ,access-to-justice,cla-casework,lab,
FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) the independent non-governmental organisation which campaigns for access to justice has today "broadly welcomed" the change in …