Belgian public prosecutors and police are investigating if the house in which two Irish students died in a blaze had a fire safety certificate.

THE Irish Human Rights Commission has urged the Government to introduce a national action plan to improve human rights in this country.

Drastic funding cuts to human rights groups will have a long-term effect on equality for Ireland’s most vulnerable people, it was claimed today.

Ireland’s record on eliminating racial discrimination was criticised by the human rights watchdog today.

AN Garda Síochána needs to implement human rights protections for the sake of the public and its own officers, it was claimed yesterday.