IPRT has recommended that Ireland ratify OPCAT and create a National Preventative Mechanism in its submission to Ireland’s third UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The submission focuses on the protection and promotion of human rights in Irish prisons and Oberstown...
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said the pandemic has exposed the lack of protection for people living in residential care systems – such as older people or people in direct provision. ICCL, Age Action and Sage Advocacy believe that independent,...