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Government drops appeal in historic transgender case
Issued 21 June 2010 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|
Taoiseach to tell Dail Ireland is in breach of rights treaty The Government has withdrawn its appeal to the Supreme Court in the case of transgender woman Lydia Foy. It has … -
Launch of Irish Human Rights Law Review
Issued 20 May 2010 |flac-information|human-rights-law|
L-R: Michael Farrell, Emily O'Reilly, Donncha O'Connell. Photo: Derek Speirs. At an event in Dublin on Thursday 20 May 2010, hosted by the Public Interest Law Alliance … -
International bodies can protect rights at home
Issued 7 May 2010 |human-rights-law|public-interest-law|
uuLegal rights organisation FLAC today encouraged people in Ireland to use international legal mechanisms to protect their rights at home. Speaking at a seminar organised by …
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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 … -
Law Reform Commission consultation welcomed by legal rights group
Issued 22 September 2009 ,civil-debt-imprisonment,debt-law-reform-1,
Recommendations by the Law Reform Commission to modernise debt enforcement and remove imprisonment for debtors in can't pay situations were today warmly welcomed by legal …
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Latest issue of FLAC newsletter focuses on debt
Issued 18 August 2009 ,legal-volunteering,over-indebtedness,pila,sw-law-reform,
Legal rights organisation FLAC has published the latest issue of FLAC News, its quarterly newsletter, with a focus this issue on debt. The newsletter, now in its 19th year, … -
New report proposes far-reaching changes in how justice system treats debtors
Issued 6 July 2009 ,debt-casework,debt-law-reform-1,
Blues singer recalls her experience of debt enforcement at launch of FLAC report A new report detailing what FLAC director Noeline Blackwell called "the devastating and … -
Government plan is a useful first step in improving debt enforcement procedure
Issued 26 June 2009 ,civil-debt-imprisonment,debt-casework,debt-law-reform-1,
Legal rights organisation FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) has welcomed the announcement that the Government intends to change the law so that courts will have to examine a …
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Judgment means State must end imprisonment for debt
Issued 18 June 2009 ,civil-debt-imprisonment,debt-casework,debt-law-reform-1,
Victory in McCann case puts pressure on government to amend outdated laws immediately Legal rights organisation FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) welcomes the judgment of Ms. …
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Trans Rights and the Law
Issued 7 May 2009 ,discrimination,echr-1,equality,hr-casework,hr-law-reform,
Presentation by Michael Farrell, Senior Solicitor, FLAC Transforming Attitudes Conference, 17 April 2009 I would first of all like to congratulate TENI, USI and BeLonG …
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Government should change law on transgender people now
Issued 20 April 2009 ,council-of-europe,echr-1,hr-casework,hr-law-reform,
The Government must commit itself to changing the law to legally recognise transgendered people, according to FLAC, which is representing a transgender woman in her bid for …
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Speech: Steve Shapiro, Dave Ellis Memorial Lecture: 1 Dec 2008
Issued 28 January 2009 ,hr-law-reform,pro-bono,
Second Annual Dave Ellis Memorial Lecture, 1 December 2008 Steve Shapiro, Legal Director, ACLU: The evolving human rights landscape in the United States Thank you to FLAC for … -
Charities bill will exclude promotion of human rights as charitable purpose
Issued 10 December 2008 ,flac-council,hr-law-reform,
Four human rights organisations - FLAC, Front Line, ICCL and Amnesty International Ireland - have issued a joint position paper addressed to Senators as they vote for the … -
Welfare cuts may trigger homelessness
Issued 25 November 2008 ,homelessness,mis,over-indebtedness,sw-law-reform,
Proposed legislation to reduce assistance to people unable to pay their mortgage will not lead to government savings in the long run and will damage our over-indebted society …