News Watch

• The constitution Belongs to you! - To mark the sixtieth anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights, the European Court of Human Rights has produced a 3-minute video-clip presenting the 15 main rights and freedoms in the Convention and its Protocols. Aimed at a wide range of viewers, especially in the 15-25 age bracket, the video-clip is curr...ently available in English and French, with versions in other official languages of member States to be developed during the year. The Court wishes to encourage initiatives aimed at including this video-clip in civic education programmes.
  
• General Information on the ECHR - General information on the court and how to apply to the ECHR as an individual or a group.
• European ruling prompts Shatter to examine 120 immigration cases - Breaking News.ie (21/03/2011).
• Deportation move on woman after miscarriage - The Irish Times - Wednesday, August 17, 2011.
  
• Refugee recognition rate draws concern - THE UNITED Nations Committee Against Torture has expressed serious concerns about the State’s asylum policy, particularly the rapidly declining recognition rates for refugees - Irish Times (25-05-2011).
  
• Handbook on European Non-discrimination Case-law to be published by the Court and the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights - Read more.
• ECJ Judgement on Zambrano Case - curia.europa.eu (8/03/2011)
• Deportation flight returns to Dublin - The Irish Times - Friday, July 15, 2011.
  
• Landmark human rights ruling allows asylum mother to remain in UK - Guardian.co.uk (01/02/2011).
  
• Ireland losing 1,000 people a week to emigration - 21/01/2011.
  
• Garda issue warning over online racism - Read more here (16/8/2010).
  
• Asylum seekers must move from Mosney, says Ahern - Irish Times - 7/72010.
• Brothers charged after Toyosi's death - Independent.ie - Monday 5th April 2010.  
• Nigerian deportee dies in Swiss airport - The Punch - 19/3/2010
• Nigerian girl (5) spared deportation - Irish Times - 5/02/10
• Afghan National did not receive fair hearing - Irish Times - 5/10/09
• Human toll of Asylum process queried - Irish Times - 12/9/09
• Women and children at risk in refugee hostels, warns Rape Crisis Centre chief - Galway Adveriser - 27/8/09
• Profits double for asylum-seeker accomodation provider - Irish Independent - 17/8/09
• 156 foreign nationals deported so far this year, data shows - Irish Times - 5/8/09
• State urged to reduce refugees processing times - Irish Times - 31/7/09
• 'We owe' migrant workers, Belfast rally told - Irish Examiner - 2/7/09
• 65 suspected human trafficking cases investigated - Irish Times - 29/6/09
• 'Sad day' as families fly from NI - BBC News - 26/6/09
• An easy target for the hate mobs - Irish Times - 19/6/09
• "PSNI can't deal with hate crime" - Belfast Telegraph - 18/6/09
• Trafficking crackdown 'not protecting victims' - Sunday Business Post - 10/6/09
• Complaints over leaflet ban in asylum centres - Irish Times - 5/6/09
• Nigerians claim bribes to accept deportees - Sunday Times - 31/5/09
• "Asylum seekers in this country are in the hands of a system that denies them the most basic dignity" - Harry Browne, Sunday Times Opinion - 31/5/09
• Changes in migrant workers system criticised - Irish Times - 28/5/09
• New work permit fee angers migrants - Irish Independent - 28/5/09
• Don't force us into the shadows": migrants protest work permit changes. MCRI request letters/calls of support - 27/5/09
• RAR calls for removal of lorry displaying anti-immigrant slogan beside motorway - Evening Herald - 22/5/09
• RTE's Prime Time on rising levels of racism and government plans to tighten work permit rules - 20/5/09
• 'Honest debate on FGM vital but hysterical claims don't help' - Amnesty's Colm O'Gorman, Irish Independent - 21/4/09
• Mother speaks out about realities of FGM in Nigeria and her daughter's enforced mutilation - Irish Times - 14/4/09
• Nigerians protest ambassador's FGM denials - RAR on Indymedia - 9/4/09
• Diplomat's genital mutilation claims are rubbished - Irish Independent - 7/4/09
• Pamela's story - FGM and the Izevbekhai family's case - RTE One's 'Would You Believe' - 5/4/09
• Nigerian report contradicts FGM claim of diplomat - Irish Times - 2/4/09