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Registration open for the Galway Business and Human Rights Symposium 2022

February 17, 2022by Shane Darcy Leave a comment

On Friday 25 March 2022, the Irish Centre for Human Rights in the School of Law at the National University of Ireland Galway will host the Galway Business and Human […]

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A strong call to action from the Irish Coalition for Business and Human Rights

October 29, 2021by Shane Darcy 1 Comment

Business and human rights has come a long way in Ireland. From little to no engagement by either the Irish government, civil society or business with the late John Ruggie’s […]

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Guest Post: A Civil Society View of Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence in Ireland

February 18, 2021by Shane Darcy 3 Comments

I am very pleased to share this guest post by Dr. Rachel Widdis of Trinity College Dublin who has been working with the Irish Coalition on Business and Human Rights […]

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Save the Date! Galway Business and Human Rights Symposium 2021

February 13, 2021by Shane Darcy Leave a comment

This year’s Galway Business and Human Rights Symposium takes place on Thursday 29 April 2021 at the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the National University of Ireland Galway. This […]

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Human rights due diligence for business: elements and developments

May 18, 2020by Shane Darcy Leave a comment

This is a cross-post of a piece I wrote for the new Irish Centre for Human Rights blog. The Centre, which is based in the School of Law at the National University […]

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Essential Reading: ‘Undermining Human Rights: Ireland, the ESB and Cerrejón Coal’

February 21, 2020by Shane Darcy Leave a comment

For anyone interested to learn more about the relationship between Irish companies, fossil fuel extraction, environmental damage, human rights violations and tax avoidance, look no further than Christian Aid Ireland’s […]

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UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination concerned by Irish business involvement in rights violations

December 17, 2019by Shane Darcy 1 Comment

Ireland appeared before the UN’s Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in early December in Geneva. The Committee was considering the consolidated fifth to ninth reports submitted by Ireland. […]

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Trócaire activists call for Ireland and the EU to support the ground-breaking UN Treaty to stop corporate human rights abuses

November 4, 2019by Shane Darcy Leave a comment

I am delighted to have this guest post by Siobhan Curran, Policy and Advocacy Advisor on Human Rights and Democratic Space with Trócaire, on her return from the recent discussions in […]

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Irish civil society push for a business and human rights treaty: Irish Times letter; Trócaire & Christian Aid side event in Geneva

October 14, 2019by Shane Darcy Leave a comment

Irish civil society organisations are continuing with their push for states to adopted a binding business and human rights treaty. In a letter in today’s Irish Times, a number of […]

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Four UN Special Rapporteurs warn Ireland of risks of forced labour in Irish fishing industry

February 20, 2019by Shane Darcy Leave a comment

Four UN special rapporteurs on human rights have written to the Irish Government highlighting their concerns that the recently introduced working scheme for migrant fisherman is not in line with […]

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