Rights

Ireland: Rights experts call for redress for 50 years of systemic racism in childcare institutions

New York: UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Friday called on Irish authorities to provide adequate redress for victims of racial discrimination and system racism in Irish childcare institutions, stretching over more than 50 years. more

UN rights experts voice alarm over Northern Ireland professor’s safety after ‘vicious’ online attacks

New York: What independent UN human rights experts are describing as an ongoing smear campaign against a prominent Northern Irish academic and human rights lawyer, “has the potentia ...

Abortion: Savita Halappanavar, the Indian who forced a rule change in Ireland

Dublin: A majority of Irish women are overjoyed after the country made abortion legal in Ireland, abolishing the age-old Eighth Amendment.

Irish abortion referendum: Over 70 percent wants repeal

Dublin: Exit polls in the recent Ireland polls over abortion have suggested that the majority of the population have voted for the repeal of the Eighth Amendment.

Ireland to hold abortion referendum vote in May

Dublin: Ireland is going to host a referendum vote on the much debated abortion ban in May.

Ireland: UN experts urge amending abortion ban subjecting women to suffering and discrimination

New York, June 9 (Just Earth News):A woman in Ireland who was forced to choose between carrying her foetus to term, knowing it would not survive, or seeking an abortion abroad was subjected ...

Ireland becomes first nation to approve same sex marriage by popular vote

Dublin, May 24 (JEN) Ireland became the first nation to approve same-sex marriage by a popular vote on Saturday bringing victory to the gay rights movement in the country.

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