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Footballer launches race discrimination case against Airdrie FC

Footballer Rico Quitongo has launched a racial discrimination case against his former club Airdrie and one of its directors. The 22-year-old claimed he was racially abused by a fan during a game last year, but the club dropped an investigation into ...

30 Mar 2022 at 17:25

New Bill of Rights could be ‘problematic’ for Scotland, expert says

Proposals from the UK Government to introduce a new Bill of Rights is “problematic”, an expert has said. Barbara Bolton, head of legal and policy for the Scottish Human Rights Commission, said replacing the current Human Rights Act would create “a ...

11 May 2022 at 18:25

Families call for legal right to maintain contact in health and care settings

Campaigners and MPs are calling for a new legal right which would enable people in health and care settings to maintain contact with at least one loved one providing essential support. A coalition of organisations is calling for people to have ...

04 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Sport

Winter Olympics must not become ‘sportswashing opportunity’ for China – Amnesty

Amnesty International has warned delegations from Britain and other countries against becoming “complicit in a propaganda exercise” at next month’s Winter Olympics in Beijing. The human rights organisation is concerned China will pursue ...

19 Jan 2022 at 01:27

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Human rights of Adoptees and Mothers in Tipperary failed again – Browne

Tipperary Sinn Féin TD Martin Browne believes the Governments proposed Birth Information and Tracing Legislation is totally at odds with the express wishes of adoptees and mothers many of whom live here in Co Tipperary. Teachta Browne ...

17 Jan 2022 at 17:33

Dominic Raab pulls out of appearance at parliamentary committee on human rights

Dominic Raab has pulled out of an appearance at parliamentary committee, a move branded “extremely disappointing” by MPs and peers. The Justice Secretary had been due to appear before the Joint Committee on Human Rights next ...

14 Jul 2022 at 16:33

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Generosity of people in Co Donegal praised by Trocaire chief

The vital support and solidarity of donors, especially the people of Co Donegal has been praised by Trόcaire’s chief executive, Caoimhe de Barra. Trόcaire, the overseas development agency, supported 1.8 million people in 24 ...

15 Jul 2022 at 08:33

Government should apologise to unmarried mothers ‘railroaded’ into adoptions

The Government should formally apologise to unmarried women who were “railroaded” into unwanted adoptions between the 1950s and 1970s, MPs and peers have said. The Joint Committee on Human Rights said it acknowledges the ...

15 Jul 2022 at 01:01

No10 denies dodging scrutiny after Patel and Raab postpone committee appearances

Government ministers are not avoiding scrutiny, a Downing Street spokesman has said, after both Dominic Raab and Priti Patel pulled out of parliamentary committee appearances. Dominic Raab, on Thursday, cancelled an ...

14 Jul 2022 at 18:38

World

European court says young people’s climate case to be examined by top-tier panel

The European Court of Human Rights has said that a complaint against 33 countries filed by six young Portuguese climate activists will be examined by the tribunal’s top panel of judges, a move reflecting the case’s ...

30 Jun 2022 at 18:54

World

Colorado and North Carolina protect abortion from out-of-state prosecution

The Democratic governors of Colorado and North Carolina on Wednesday issued executive orders to protect abortion providers and patients from extradition to home states that have banned the practice. Abortions are ...

07 Jul 2022 at 06:11

Key questions as European Court of Human Rights grounds first Rwanda flight

The first deportation flight of migrants to Rwanda was cancelled at the last minute on Tuesday night following interventions from the European Court of Human Rights. Here, the PA news agency looks at key ...

15 Jun 2022 at 10:59

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