By Aileen O’Leary On 24 October NUI Galway hosted Dr Mary Robinson, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and President of Ireland, for a discussion about the importance of human rights. ‘The Necessity of Advocacy’ event was organised by the Irish Centre for Human Rights and the School of Law - a university - based institution for the study and … [Read more...] about “I don’t do advocacy, I do persuasion”: Mary Robinson discusses human rights at NUI Galway event
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Why #Strike4Repeal is a Necessary Move
This is year 34 of the existence of the 8th Amendment. Every day 12 people leave our little country to seek an abortion. Pro-Choice and Pro-Life are both passionate groups and neither show signs of shrinking away from the argument any time soon. #Strike4Repeal was initially a direct action to demand that the Irish government call a referendum to Repeal the 8th by today 8 … [Read more...] about Why #Strike4Repeal is a Necessary Move