Women asylum seekers have said they are living like prisoners and that direct provision is like “a hell”, while expressing concern about their mental health and that of their children, according to a new study.

AT the end of 2004, more than 18 months after the fighting began, one of the members of our Amnesty International group visited the Darfur region of Sudan to give advice to an international NGO about addressing the issue of rape and sexual violence in the war.

WE WISH to express our grave concern about the plight of the people of Darfur.

AS Irish citizens and members of a local branch of Amnesty International, we are extremely concerned about reports highlighting a bilateral agreement that the Minister for Justice has signed with the US to combat terrorism.to combat terrorism.