PILN Bulletin, 12 February 2009
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Summary
In this Bulletin:
1. FLAC: First anniversary of Foy judgment;
2. UK: Court says US and UK government pressure prevents publication of torture evidence;
3. UK: More companies using human rights laws;
4. European Court of Human Rights uses Airey decision to highlight its progress in celebrating 60th anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
5. International: Impoverished suffer from acute reduction in legal aid;
6. Columbia: Court rules that gay and lesbian couples are entitled to same rights as straight couples;
7. February 20 declared World Day of Social Justice;
8. MarriagEquality seeks Interns and volunteers (Dublin City Centre);
9. Inter-cultural Storytelling Seminar, 21 February 2009;
10. Irish Women Lawyers Association: Conference, 28 February 2009;
11. Academy of European Law: Conference on Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights in the Area of Migration, Strasbourg, 17 March 2009;
12. The Wheel: Annual Conference, 19 May 2009.