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PILA Bulletin, 9 July 2010

PILA Bulletin, 9 July 2010

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Summary

In this week's bulletin:

  1. FLAC welcomes interim recommendations of Mortgage Arrears and Personal Debt Expert Group;
  2. Department of Justice orders relocation of asylum seekers in Mosney;
  3. Justice for Magdalenes group approach Irish Human Rights Commission to conduct inquiry;
  4. Further sections of Charities Act 2009 to be commenced;
  5. 'Defending Human Rights in Contemporary Ireland', paper from Michael Farrell as keynote speaker to LLM Students Annual Conference, June 2010;
  6. N. Ireland: Report released on Human Rights analysis of budgeting for social housing in Northern Ireland;
  7. UK: Appeal won in Supreme Court by homosexual asylum seekers;
  8. UK: Supreme Court overturns previous landmark finding, ruling British troops not protected by human rights legislation outside of military bases;
  9. UK: Anti-terror stop and search powers to be scrapped;
  10. U.S.: Supreme Court upholds law which permits advocates advising banned organisations to be prosecuted as terrorists;
  11. UN: In historic move, UN to establish single entity to promote equality for women;
  12. Prison Law Seminar Series: 'Litigating Prison Conditions' 13 July 2010;
  13. Call for Tender: A Critical Review of Anti-Discrimination Law in Ireland;
  14. Events: Advocacy Initiative call for expressions of interest in developing next phase, July 2010;
  15. Law Centre (NI) hosts one day training course 'Mental Health and Criminal Justice', 5 August 2010;
  16. Upcoming courses with Respond Housing Association, September 2010.

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