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A UN official with responsibility for human rights said the Public Services Card was discriminatory against the less well-off in Irish society. File picture.

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Professor Philip Alston, the UN’s special rapporteur at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), wrote a 40-page letter to the Irish State accusing the PSC of being, among other things, discriminatory against the less well-off in Irish society.
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French court reverses Cannes burkini ban saying it 'infringes personal freedom'
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UN calls France's burkini ban 'a stupid reaction' that 'fuels religious intolerance'

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More than 300 activists were today told Ireland remains committed to supporting a new human rights council.

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