The Irish Penal Reform Trust and the Irish Criminal Bar Association co-hosted a seminar on Detention, Human Rights and the OPCAT on Monday 12th November 2018 at 4.30pm in the Ormond Meeting Rooms, Ormond Quay, Dublin 7. Ireland signed the Optional Protocol to the UN...
The Irish Times today (08.08.2018) published an OpEd by IPRT Executive Director Deirdre Malone, discussing Ireland’s failure to ratify OPCAT. “At the end of the week, the Government is due to report to the United Nations Committee against Torture on how it...
IPRT PRESS RELEASE 5th July 2018 Ratification of torture prevention treaty will bolster Ireland’s position on international stage – IPRT The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) has welcomed the commitment made by Minister for Justice and Equality Mr Charles Flanagan TD in...
The Joint Committee on Justice and Equality have published their 2018 Report on Penal Reform and Sentencing. The report is based on a series of public meetings held in 2017 with various contributing stakeholder groups. The Committee focused on measures that could be...
Around 28,000 people were refused entry between 2008 and 2016, according to Nasc’s (Irish Immigrant Support Centre) Immigration Detention and Border Control in Ireland report which was launched in Cork on 13 March 2018. Nasc, the Irish Refugee and Migrant Rights...
Today Australia has taken the final step necessary to ratify and implement a major international treaty that combats torture and other forms of mistreatment. OPCAT will require Australia to create a regime of independent inspections for all places of detention, as...
