Legal structure exists to protect our rights but it is up to all of us

Emily Logan says if we use existing legal structures and treat individuals around us as human beings, we won’t need to go on air to have our rights upheld.

There has been much criticism and frustration expressed about new politics in Ireland and how, above all, it has resulted in legislative inertia and the slow passage of legislation through the Oireachtas.

Political inclinations and legislative inertia aside, there are encouraging signs, however incremental, that our politicians are increasingly open to the concepts of human rights and equality.