Concerns have been flagged about emergency legislation set to be implemented to tackle Coronavirus.

Some prisoners with a disability feel they are "punished" simply for their condition, while others report they are bullied by fellow inmates.

Front Line Defenders has launched the ‘Set Them Free’ campaign to shine a light on the fate of 11 human rights defenders suffering long-term imprisonment for what the group has called "their legitimate work defending and advancing the rights of their communities".

Minister for Social Protection Regina Doherty has said that based on their own legal advice, her department does not accept the findings of the Data Protection Commissioner in relation to the Public Services Card.

“Today was a both a celebration of who we are in Ireland now"

A study from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has shown that homicide has caused more deaths worldwide than armed conflict and terrorism combined.

Leading medical technology company Stryker today announced that it is to invest over €200m in Research, Development and Innovation (RD&I) projects at three of its five Cork facilities.

A new dedicated immigration facility at Dublin Airport is due to open in the coming months.

169 million children worldwide have missed out on the measles vaccine in the last eight years.

At least two people have died and about 40 others were detained in what has been described as a crackdown on gay people in the Russian republic of Chechnya, LGBT activists said.

Former Supreme Court Judge and first President of the Irish Human Rights Commission, Donal Barrington, has died.

US retailer Walmart has removed a t-shirt from sale after an outcry from members of the press.

Amnesty International has claimed that Myanmar security forces and local vigilante mobs are still burning Rohingya villages in Burma, despite assertions by the country's leader Aung San Suu Kyi that they had stopped.

A verdict is expected today in the trial of Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa.

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties says it will be stressing the importance of inspections and reporting when it addresses the UN Committee Against Torture in Geneva today.

An Istanbul court has ordered six human rights activists - including Amnesty International's Turkey director - to be formally arrested pending a trial on charges of aiding an armed terror group.

Today's 'bring your dog to work day'

Several groups have welcomed the recognition of Traveller’s minority ethnicity status.

The White House has barred several media outlets from a press conference held by President Trump's Press Secretary, Sean Spicer.

A group representing Catholic primary schools is insisting there is no baptism requirement for their school places.

Education Minister Richard Bruton is due to announce plans this morning to legislate on the controversial school admissions system.

Almost 640,000 people contacted the Samaritans for help over the past 12 months.

Maxi Zoo has revealed Ireland’s top ten selling Christmas presents for pets.

A report by Amnesty International says a lack of leadership from wealthy nations will lead to a worsening of the refugee crisis.

Amnesty International claims to have a video showing the beheading of a boy by an armed opposition group in northern Syria.

Refugees and migrants in Greece have staged protests at the country's border with Macedonia and on islands near the Turkish coast today.

Cork Midsummer Festival returns for 2016 with the announcement of a 20% increase in funding from the Arts Council.

The trial in Egypt of Dubliner Ibrahim Halawa has been adjourned for the 13th time.

Young people are largely positive about the state of their health, although significant numbers are battling with issues to do with their weight, binge drinkin, and smoking.

The need for sex offenders to have access to appropriate treatment services is recognised by Children First, the national guideline for the protection and welfare of children.

A UN committee has called on Ireland to take “all necessary steps” to revise its abortion laws to bring them into line with international human rights standards.

Liz Dunphy explores current thinking on the concept of family and talks to an eminent researcher, a donor-conceived adult and a constitutional expert on the current family values.

Health and safety has been blamed in a move against the scourge of "spread out rugs".

It is sad to think that Dr. Ali Selim’s attempt to stifle free speech - through threat of legal action against any Irish publication that reprints Charlie Hebdo’s front page depiction of the Prophet Muhammad – can currently be supported by our nation’s laws. 

Michael Phelps has been handed a six-month suspension by USA Swimming following his arrest for allegedly drink driving last month.

Health has topped a list of concerns of Irish young people, in a UNICEF poll measuring their priorities for children across the world.

Amnesty International is calling for the immediate and unconditional release of an Irish teenager held in prison in Egypt.

Emma Watson said she is “so excited” to have been appointed the United Nation’s Women’s Goodwill Ambassador.

Offensive name-calling can be a "common experience" for Travellers in prison — both from other inmates and from some prison officers, according to a new report.

Amnesty Ireland will present a detailed report on how to deal with past injustices in the North to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement later.

The Constitutional Convention has voted in favour of reforming economic, social and cultural (ESC) rights in the Constitution.

As the Olympic flame makes it way to Russia, Amnesty International activists are highlighting human rights abuses there.

Sex offenders may be left to walk around because notifications to child protection services are not investigated.