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TikTok has said it will bring a constitutional challenge to new US legislation under which the video-sharing platform could be banned if it is not sold to a new owner. President Joe Biden has signed into law legislation which gives Chinese company ByteDance a 270-day deadline — with the possib

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EU member states have been urged to take action to protect children from violence. The European Commission has adopted a new recommendation on developing and strengthening integrated child protection systems in the best interests of the child, fulfilling a commitment in the EU Strategy on the Rights

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A man who was forced to retire at the age of 66 has settled a discrimination claim with assistance from the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. The man brought a claim under the Employment Equality Acts after his employer of more than a decade made him retire on reaching the age of 66. He ha

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The UK government is "deliberately destabilising the entire concept of universal human rights", Amnesty International has said following the publication of its landmark annual report. The human rights organisation has accused the UK of weakening human rights protections nationally and internationall

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Legislation providing compensation for court delays has been approved by the Oireachtas. The Court Proceedings (Delays) Bill creates creates a statutory right to the conclusion of court proceedings within a reasonable time. It provides for a declaration and, where appropriate, compensation in cases

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An Iranian goalkeeper has been fined around €3,500 for hugging a young woman who invaded the pitch. Hossein Hosseini, goalkeeper for Esteghlal FC, was ordered to pay three billion rials after briefly embracing the woman, who was not wearing a hijab, IranWire reports.

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The UK government has announced plans to develop an official history of the Troubles, with up to five historians to be granted privileged access to UK state archives. Lord Bew, from a northern unionist background, and Dr Caoimhe Nic Dháibhéid, from Cork, have been picked by ministers t

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Men incarcerated in Irish prisons face significant barriers to accessing mental health care, according to new research published by Mental Health Reform. The Mental Health Services & Supports in Prisons: Service Mapping and Reflections from Lived Experiences report, published yesterday, highligh

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A new report on "state impunity" for human rights violations during the Troubles is to be launched in Dublin next week. The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights at the University of Oslo convened an international expert panel on impunity in response to the announcement of the UK government's controvers

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Asylum claims from Nigeria are to be prioritised for at least the next three months under a new government policy. From today, the International Protection Office (IPO) will prioritise and accelerate applicants from the country of origin with the highest number of applications in the previous three

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