The phone records of journalist Barry McCaffrey were secretly searched by the Police Service of Northern Ireland, during an investigation into allegations that a senior member of the force received payments from a private company.
Amnesty International has produced a guide for journalists who believe they may have been spied on by police after it emerged the PSNI searched the records of a prominent journalist a decade ago.
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The Irish Football Association (IFA) must raise human rights concerns with FIFA and the Qatari authorities when officials travel to the country for the opening ceremony of the World Cup later this month.