Amnesty International and Front Line have appointed a full-time human rights monitor for the Corrib gas project who will start work next week,
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LORNA SIGGINS.
Sarah Bassiuoni, an Australian, has taken up the post, funded jointly by the two groups, and will work with a team of trained voluntary human rights observers in north Mayo.
It was confirmed yesterday that Ms Bassiuoni will start on Monday, and will be based in the region from later next week.
Ms Bassiuoni, who has a law degree and an MA in human rights and democratisation, has extensive experience working in other jurisdictions, specifically in relation to community policing and policing of protests. Amnesty and Front Line said the joint Corrib monitoring initiative was based on issues raised by Front Line’s previous research.