1 week ago Ireland and human rights: 'Turning our backs on the European Convention would be wrong'

The Social Democrats senator says any move away from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), even under the banner of ‘flexibility,’ is reckless.

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1 week ago Mountjoy Prison inspection finds cockroach infestations, degrading treatment and sexual assaults

The unannounced inspection found conditions that did not meet minimum human rights standards

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1 week ago Iran death toll jumps again as Donald Trump cancels meetings with officials

The number of dead climbed to at least 2,571 early on Wednesday, as reported by the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency.

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2 w. ago Sinn Féin 'pontificating about human rights', says Taoiseach in Dáil spat over Venezuela

Two Sinn Fein members travelled to Venezuela in 2019 to attend ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro’s inauguration.

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2 w. ago At least 648 killed in violent crackdown on Iran protests, rights group says

NGO Iran Human Rights warned the actual death toll could be up to 6,000.

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2 w. ago More than 500 killed in crackdown on Iran protests, says human rights agency

The death toll in the crackdown on nationwide protests in Iran has spiked to at least 538 people, activists said.

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2 w. ago McEntee calls for Iran to lift communications blackout and cease violent crackdown on protests

The Norway-based Iran Human Rights NGO said the death toll from the protests now stands at 192.

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2 w. ago Mary McAleese: Baptism is a key Catholic recruitment tool. It denies babies their human rights

Rite & Reason: No one is Catholic by birth and the notion of ‘Baptismal promises’ is risible

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2 w. ago Human rights expert questions Ireland's protections in wake of sexualised Grok deepfakes

Human rights expert questions Ireland's protections in wake of sexualised Grok deepfakes  roscommonherald.ie

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