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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. China denounces UN report detailing human rights abuses of Uyghurs

The Irish Prison Service (IPS) has been ordered to pay €55,000 to a senior official with a heart condition who was denied the right to work from home during the Covid-19 pandemic. The complainant instructed solicitors in June 2020 to lodge two complaints with the Workplace Relations Commission

Two successive earthquakes have rocked Liechtenstein's national parliament — just as lawmakers were debating a new law on earthquake insurance. Footage from the parliament shows a slight tremor as MP Bettina Petzold-Mähr makes the case for making earthquake insurance a legal requirement,

Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI) has joined the international condemnation of Israel's designation of six Palestinian civil society organisations as terror groups. The NGO issued a statement in the wake of last month's raid by Israeli security forces of the offices of some of the organisations

A senior counsel's report on allegations concerning a former member of An Bord Pleanála will not be published pending the outcome of a criminal investigation into its findings. The report, produced by Remy Farrell SC with assistance from Chris Mills BL, was submitted to housing minister Darra

McCann FitzGerald LLP has announced the promotion of three of its senior associates to of counsel. Those promoted are Lesley Caplin, who specialises in media defence and commercial litigation; Aidan Gleeson, a corporate banking specialist with extensive experience in acting for lenders and borrowers

The use of artificial intelligence by public bodies is to be monitored by Britain’s equality regulator for the first time to ensure technologies are not discriminating against people. There is emerging evidence that bias built into algorithms can lead to less favourable treatment of people wit

A former partner at the law firm Capsticks has agreed to be removed from the roll after he admitted making unwanted sexual advances to a junior colleague. Ronald Stephen Simms, admitted in 1991, agreed to leave the solicitor profession after he accepted his actions could be interpreted as harassment

The European Court of Human Rights has held that there were two violations of Article 2 (right to life/investigation) of the European Convention on Human Rights in a case in which the police killed a man they mistook for an international fugitive. The case concerned the applicant’s allegation

Ogier Leman LLP has announced the appointment of Laura Holtham as partner in the firm's banking and finance team. Previously working with the firm as a banking and finance consultant, Ms Holtham has several years of legal experience across a variety of finance transactions, focused on structured fin

A politician has appealed for help after his bike was stolen less than 90 minutes after he pledged to tackle bike theft in his city. Rick Shone, a mayoral candidate in Winnipeg, Canada, said his bike was stolen from his truck while parked outside a shop, CBC reports.

Mayo-based solicitors' practices P. O’Connor & Son and Aileen McGing Solicitors have announced the merger of their respective firms. Charlestown-based solicitor Aileen McGing, who has delivered decades of service to the people of Charlestown, East Mayo, Connacht and further afield, now joi

Dara Calleary has been appointed as minister of state for trade promotion, digital and company regulation at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. Mr Calleary, the Fianna Fáil TD for Mayo since 2007, has served in a number of government roles in the past, including a brief stint

Jamie Olden has been appointed as the next managing partner of RDJ LLP. He will succeed Richard Martin who has been managing partner of the firm for 10 years and steps down from the position on 30 September 2022.

Barrister and architectural expert Kyle Leyden has been appointed to Northern Ireland's Historic Buildings Council (HBC). The HBC, established in 1974 and currently constituted under section 198 of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011, aims to provide independent advice to the Department for Com