Amnesty guide as cutbacks ‘threaten human rights’

AMNESTY International’s Irish section will today launch a handbook for Irish campaigners on human rights, which it says are under threat because of Government cutbacks.

The A-to-Z book on human rights in Ireland will help NGOs, voluntary groups and service providers put together everything from a press release to a submission to the UN.

The launch of the book, Building Ireland’s Future, comes amid claims by Amnesty that recent government actions have amounted to an unprecedented rollback in equality and human rights protections in Ireland.