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The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has welcomed the publication of the Council of Europe GREVIO Committee’s examination into Ireland, which found that the State’s provision of legal aid does not meet the current demand for victims of domestic, sexual and gender based

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An agreement at the COP28 summit to end the production and use of fossil fuels is vital to prevent a global climate catastrophe and stop an unprecedented human rights crisis which threatens the rights of billions of people from escalating, Amnesty International said today. In a briefing entitled&nbs

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A confectionery company has lost its entire $110,000 shipment of exotic Japanese KitKats, becoming the latest victim of a sophisticated 'strategic theft' scam. Danny Taing, founder of New York-based Bokksu, which specialises in offering rare Japanese snacks to American consumers, had ordered an

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Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has hired intellectual property and technology partner Maureen Daly to lead its IP team in Dublin and expand its pan-European Technology, Science and Industry sector capabilities. She joins from Irish law firm Beauchamps, where she has been partner and head of t

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Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI), an all-island not-for-profit Irish organisation established to promote the rule of law in resource-restrained countries, hosted its first Ukrainian judicial exchange in Dublin and Belfast during the last week of October, in collaboration with European Union A

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An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s new independent electoral commission, has published its first draft research programme for 2024–26. Established earlier this year, An Coimisiún holds a new and significant research role in electoral policy and procedures, and has und

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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Three rights groups file ICC lawsuit against Israel over Gaza ‘genocide’ | Al Jazeera

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