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Magdalene survivor takes case to UN torture committee
State is being investigated over its treatment of Elizabeth Coppin (70) in landmark case
Magdalene survivor’s UN case of key importance, lawyer says
State role in ‘suppression of evidence’ on abuse at heart of Elizabeth Coppin’s case
Magdalene survivor: ‘It feels like Ireland is abusing us again’
Elizabeth Coppin (70) says her treatment by State has been cruel, inhuman and degrading
State must allow institutionalised people access to personal files
Silencing of survivors of historical abuse by those in power has now lasted decades
Amnesty report highlights Irish asylum-seeker concerns
Human rights group says ‘hate-filled rhetoric’ having ‘terrifying consequences’ globally
It doesn’t matter when you got your brain injury – all care should be fit for purpose
Division and parsing of human suffering by age and condition can be a hazard of advocacy
UN evaluation: A mixed report card
United Nations Committee Against Torture report findings should provide the impetus for change in policing and prisons
State criticised for failing to legislate for detainees’ right to lawyer
UN Committee against Torture also calls for urgent action over prison staff shortages
UN committee against torture urges inquiry on all mother and baby homes
Fundamental review of prison health care sought along with increased staffing in jails
John McManus: UN Committee against Torture now last resort for Irish NGOs
Domestic dead ends force campaigners to turn to Geneva in effort to embarrass Government into action
Government considering domestic violence offence, UN told
Minister denies State is attempting to ‘walk back’ from Magdalene laundries apology
UN committee is unsparing over State’s human rights record
Analysis: Republic faced a wide-ranging critique at torture watchdog’s Geneva meeting
Government praised for reducing ‘slopping out’ in prisons
UN torture committee remains concerned about prison overcrowding and violence
Treatment in Garda custody raised at UN
Committee Against Torture to examine Ireland’s compliance with convention
421 people committed to prison in 2016 on immigration-related issues
Ireland criticised for holding immigration detainees alongside sentenced prisoners
Caranua ‘reabuses’ institutional survivors, UN to hear
Psychologists report having to counsel abuse survivors after using Caranua’s services
UN to hear about ‘denial’ over Magdalene laundries
Government’s refusal to accept liability violates survivors’ dignity
Zappone order to end detention of under-18s in adult prisons
Minister for Children to seek approval to stop practice condemned by UN rights committees
The life-long prisoners of State-funded, church-run institutions
Many women were born in State homes then sent to industrial schools and laundries
EU calls for probe into claims of torture against lawyers in China
Human rights lawyers have been held since nationwide crackdown in July 2015
Legal reform in China has not stopped torture, says Amnesty
Forced confessions remain a key part of the criminal justice system, rights group says
Mother and Baby Homes inquiry could ‘close sensitive chapter’
Group tells Minister for Children commission of inquiry must be inclusive, wide-ranging
Survivors laud UN censure of religious
‘Continued refusal’ to offer compensation to Magdalene laundry survivors highlighted
UN torture watchdog urges Vatican to pursue abusers
Second time human rights body has criticised Holy See’s handling of abuse this year
Campaigner ‘positive’ about Vatican child protection policy
Marie Collins speaks in Rome after first meetings of new body
Amnesty concerned over Church’s child protection watchdog
Former chief executive claims board for safeguarding children being starved of funds
UN watchdog asks State to clarify abortion policy
United Nations Committee Against Torture (Uncat) queries limitations in the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act
Renewed calls for independent investigation into Magdalene laundries
McAleese Committee ‘tasked solely with investigating the issue of state involvement with the Laundries’
Department of Justice rejects Magdalene group’s criticism of McAleese report
Allegations of systematic abuse not sustained, department tells UN watchdog
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
Religious orders reject Government plea for contribution to €58m Magdalene redress scheme
Survivors will qualify for payments of up to €100,000
UN watchdog criticises Magdalene report for lack of independence
Torture committee says McAleese inquiry fell short of its recommendations
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