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A RESIDENTS group calling for the closure of Mullaghglass Landfill site have expressed their disappointment after an application for judicial review was dismissed. The High Court action taken by Noleen McAleenon sought for steps to be taken by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency and the Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council to address and eradicate the odour. The initial hearings took place on 7 April and 13 May. It was expected that a judgement would not be delivered until the autumn.  S...

The Queen's Speech will set out the government's plans for the year ahead – and LGBTQ+ rights are, once again, in the firing line.

The problems brought by the draft bill of the Ministry of Shipping under discussion in Parliament

The problems brought by the draft bill of the Ministry of Shipping under discussion in Parliament

Justice Secretary vows to curb 'abuses' after gangland killer won £15,000 compensation for being locked up with terror offenders

Wealthy residents in four plush flats in the South Bank block have mounted a battle to close down the gallery which allowed hundreds of thousands of visitors to peer into their homes.

KUWAIT CITY, June 12: The Inter- Parliamentary Union (IPU) condemns Israel’s expansion of illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, says National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim. Al-Ghanim, who is now back in the country after a two-day visit to Geneva where he met IPU Chairman

Galway Bay FM 5 May 2021 print Galway Bay fm newsroom – Students at the Irish Centre for Human Rights at NUI Galway have created a new guide to support those affected by Mother and Baby Homes and adoption. The project by students in the Human Rights Law Clinic is part of a collaboration with non-profit organisation Article Eight Advocacy. It aims to help people affected by the homes and adoption to make requests to the Department of Children for their records, or those of a relative. The guid...

Why Switzerland needs to adopt affirmative action policies Published on Share On Labour Day, traditionally marked by initiatives highlighting workers’ rights issues, activist Jeff Makana argues that the law needs to change to allow for truly fair access to the Swiss labour market.  In Switzerland, people of colour and other minority groups encounter many obstacles to entering the job market due to administrative barriers disproportionately affecting them and ...

Why Switzerland needs to adopt affirmative action policies On Labour Day, traditionally marked by initiatives highlighting workers’ rights issues, activist Jeff Makana argues that the law needs to change to allow for truly fair access to the Swiss labour market.  This content was published on May 1, 2021 - 09:00 May 1, 2021 - 09:00 Jeff Makana Jeff Makana is a Swiss-based labour and disability rights activist who has worked with job placement programmes across the country, including at nonp...