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Need for social count as well as money count for a workable budget
Issued 26 September 2013 |human-rights-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
Today’s report from the Fiscal Advisory Council on the Irish government’s balance sheet is billed as a ‘comprehensive overview’ of where Ireland stands financially … -
We need human rights standards to rebalance society in austerity
Issued 13 December 2012 |human-rights-law|
One of Europe's most respected human rights champions has today spoken out against the relentless drive to austerity, saying that Ireland needs to rebalance itself by … -
Maintaining basic standards will steer Irish society through recession
Issued 5 July 2012 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|
Today Minister for Justice Alan Shatter TD opens the Dáil debate on the Personal Insolvency Bill. Legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) which will be in …
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The proposed merger of the Irish Human Rights Commission and the Equality Authority
Issued 1 June 2012 |human-rights-law|legal-information|
A paper presented by FLAC Senior Solicitor Michael Farrell at the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) seminar on anti-discrimination bodies, June 2012
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Independence of new body the key to ensuring equality and human rights
Issued 20 April 2012 |human-rights-law|
Legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) welcomes the strong call for a new Human Rights & Equality Commission to be fully independent of government. …
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Transgender woman in civil partnership
Issued 22 February 2012 |human-rights-law|
A transgender woman has officially entered a civil partnership with her female partner in Ireland. The registration ceremony, which took place some time ago, amounts to legal …
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Human rights defender jailed in Belarus - call for action on his release
Issued 24 November 2011 |human-rights-law|
Human rights are under attack in Europe with the arrest and now sentencing of activist Ales Bialiatski. Ales was given 4.5 years in jail for tax evasion on a grand scale' on … -
Ireland commited to human rights, but not on all issues
Issued 11 October 2011 |human-rights-law|
FLAC welcomes the reaffirmation of Ireland's commitment to human rights made by Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence Alan Shatter TD at Ireland's first Universal … -
UN examination of Ireland's human rights track record affects us all
Issued 5 October 2011 |human-rights-law|
While Justice Minister Alan Shatter is defending Ireland's human rights performance at the UN headquarters in Geneva on Thursday morning, legal rights group FLAC has called …
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Budget must respect human rights, even in recession
Issued 16 September 2011 |human-rights-law|
At a pre-budget forum with Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton today, legal rights group FLAC laid out what it said were strict legal duties to maintain human rights … -
Government called on to honour commitment to review direct provision system
Issued 5 July 2011 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|
Government parties were called on today to honour commitments made while in opposition to conduct a review of the system whereby applicants for protection in Ireland are …
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FLAC welcomes steps on law reforms
Issued 24 June 2011 |access-to-justice|debt-law-reform|human-rights-law|
FLAC welcomes the early introduction of a new Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill. The Bill, which was due to be introduced in the autumn of 2011 has been brought …
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FLAC welcomes report of UN independent expert
Issued 20 May 2011 |human-rights-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
"Human rights are not a policy option, dispensable during times of economic hardship." The independent legal rights organisation FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) …
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FLAC makes submission on Immigration Residence and Protection Bill 2010
Issued 28 October 2010 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|
FLAC has commented on the Immigration Residence and Protection Bill 2010 in a submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Women's Rights. The … -
Forced transfer of asylum seekers ignores rights, says legal group
Issued 6 July 2010 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|
Legal rights group FLAC today described as "very worrying" recent developments around the announcement that some 150 people living in the Mosney direct provision …