There is no independent inspection in Ireland of a range of detention facilities, including Garda stations, prisoner transport and immigration units, according to an expert report. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission called on the Government to implement a...
Ireland has yet to ratify a UN agreement allowing for the inspection of places of detention despite the then government signing it a decade ago today. While some places of detention, such as prisons, have their own inspection regimes, others such as Garda stations and...
The Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT), at the end of their first visit to Panama, urged the State Party of Panama to promptly put in place an independent and effective national mechanism for the prevention of torture compliant with international standards....
The UN Committee against Torture has published its Concluding Observations on Ireland’s second periodic hearing under the UN Convention against Torture, which is available to read here. The Committee has produced a thorough list of recommendations, in which...
Original post by KFM, available here. The Government is coming under pressure to ratify a treaty against torture after committing to it 10 years ago. The issue is expected to be highlighted in a series of recommendations being published today by the United...
On Friday 11th August 2017, the United Nations Committee against Torture will publish its Concluding Observations on Ireland’s performance under the UN Convention against Torture and Other Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT). This concludes a...
