Fintan O’Toole: The 2004 referendum on citizenship was a disgrace to Irish democracy
Amendment on citizenship shabbily undermines key provision of 1998 deal
Why is discrimination still tolerated in our education system?
The baptism barrier is not just an urban problem or one of oversubscription
A decade on and UN convention on disability rights still not ratified
First to sign up in 2007 in a show of caring, now Ireland only EU state not to ratify
Full text of Michael D Higgins speech to Amnesty council
Speech entitled ‘Campaigning for Human Rights in the Contemporary World’
Man loses challenge to sex offenders address requirements
High Court challenge claimed Sex Offender Act breached rights under Constitution to fair trial and equality before law
Government to consider new voting methods for sight loss
FF TD introduces bill on electronically assisted voting for those with vision problems
Jennifer O’Connell: Ireland’s a great nation so long as you’re not a Traveller
Why are racism and discrimination still so widely accepted when they are directed against Travellers?
Law fails to comply with EU trafficking directive, rules High Court
Woman facing criminal prosection took case claiming State failed to recognise she was a victim of trafficking
Second Opinion: Surrogacy laws must put children first
Right to parenthood does not mean State must legalise surrogacy
Traveller ethnicity will be reality in six months, says Ó Riordáin
Granting Traveller ethnic status ‘one of the greatest things we can do’
Traveller family denied wake for teenage son awarded nearly €6,400
Tribunal awards maximum compensation in discrimination case against funeral directors
Human Rights Commission intervenes in Ali Charaf Damache case
Algerian-born Irish citizen is wanted in US for charges relating to support for terrorists
Right to work urged for asylum seekers
Minister of State says he can’t stand over direct provision system
Google manager appointed director of rights commission
Sinéad Gibney, head of online firm’s social action division, to work with Emily Logan
State could be a ‘model’ for technology’ without sacrificing rights
Data Protection Commissioner says he often felt he was ‘fighting a losing battle’ with state bodies on privacy
Emily Logan has her work cut out to lead independent and strong agency
What can the new head of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission hope to achieve?
Emily Logan steps down as ombudsman to head rights and equality body
Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission to be formally established in autumn
Top criminologist calls for inquiry into Corrib policing
Author of Hillsborough report recommends non-statutory review of evidence
Dolphin House regeneration facing more delays due to late planning application
Renovation process for Dublin flats running way behind original schedule
Ruling on State appeal over legal parents due in October
High Court ruled in May last year in favour of genetic parents
Supreme Court to rule on surrogacy birth cert appeal by October
State has appealed decision relating to genetic parents of twins being registered as legal parents
Garda watchdog is seeking a radical new system
GSOC wants extra powers to investigate complaints against members of the force
Public service told to better protect personal data
Commissioner Billy Hawkes cites example of man whose data was accessed by ex-wife working in Department of Social Protection
Garda watchdog seeks extra powers of inquiry
New measures would make ombudsman commission more independent
State ‘turned blind eye’ on rendition to maintain good ties with US, says O’Reilly
‘Guardian of public interest’ required for when State acts illegally or despotically, says European Ombudsman
Second Opinion: Ethnic status for Travellers – what’s stopping us?
There is a convincing case for the State finally to recognise Travellers as a distinct ethnic group
Traveller ethnicity should be recognised, report says
Ethnic status could create ‘mutual respect’ between Travellers and settled communities
Agencies urge broad definition of motherhood in Supreme Court surrogacy case
Genetic mother of twins not recognised by State, despite granting of legal status to father
‘Unreasonable’ for the State to argue for adoption
Genetic parents of twins born to a surrogate wish to be recognised as their legal parents
Surrogate must be registered as twins’ legal mother, Supreme Court told
State seeks overturning of ruling that genetic mother could be named on birth certificate
State argues surrogate is ‘legal mother’ of twins
Supreme Court told that motherhood involves pregnancy and cannot in law be based on genetics
Quinn: Government needs time to absorb ‘significant implications’
Amnesty hails ‘hugely important victory’ for human rights of all children in Ireland
Supreme Court to hear State’s appeal over surrogacy ruling
Court to decide if media permitted ahead of landmark appeal next month
Is trend towards summary High Court hearings in the interests of justice?
No witnesses called in an increasing number of cases
For children with no baptismal certificate the school gates seem to be closed
Opinion: The State surely has a duty to offer parents access to secular education for their children
Bill on merger of human rights bodies to be published ‘shortly’
Minister for Justice says ‘last lap’ on legislation on Equality Authority and IHRC is the hardest
UN committee raises numerous human rights issues with Ireland
Government to be questioned at hearings in Geneva next July
Litigating anti-Roma hate speech poses huge challenges
Can comments that make a politician more electable also leave him open to being sued?
Rights groups secure permission to make arguments in surrogacy appeal
Surpeme Court sits for first time as an all-woman court
Renewed calls for independent investigation into Magdalene laundries
McAleese Committee ‘tasked solely with investigating the issue of state involvement with the Laundries’
Residential services for thousands of people with disabilities face independent inspections
Hiqa will have power to investigate breaches in care from next month
Shatter introduces ‘landmark’ DNA database Bill
Concerns raised over proper privacy and civil rights safeguards
State cuts by ‘stealth’ a major issue for Ombudsman
O’Reilly says well-resourced human rights commission essential
Big fall in equality and human rights-related cases
Concerns over resources available to watchdog bodies to combat discrimination
Reworked DNA Bill seeks balance between privacy and better crime detection
Concerns about transmission of DNA data to other countries
Magdalene’s lawyer wins family law award
Maeve O’Rourke represented victims of the church-run Magdalene Laundries at the Irish Human Rights Commission, the UN Committee against Torture and the UN Human Rights Council
State agencies target Irish phone and internet records
Up to 10,000 requests for information made annually in Ireland – compared with just 326 for Austria
Inquiry needed to compel congregations to reveal truth about treatment of Magdalenes
Orders still refusing to contribute to reparations scheme
One court. Eight voices
The current Supreme Court is composed of eight judges with different qualities and backgrounds
Religious orders reject Government plea for contribution to €58m Magdalene redress scheme
Survivors will qualify for payments of up to €100,000
Human rights body repeats call for statutory Magdalene inquiry
Irish Human Rights Commission says unpaid wages and pensions need to be paid
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