Smith: Response to Covid-19 outbreak in direct provision 'an abuse of human rights'

People Before Profit's Bríd Smith says the state's actions in dealing with covid-19 outbreaks in the direct provision system is "an abuse of human rights".
Smith: Response to Covid-19 outbreak in direct provision 'an abuse of human rights'

People Before Profit's Bríd Smith says the state's actions in dealing with covid-19 outbreaks in the direct provision system is "an abuse of human rights".

More than 160 residents of direct provision across the country are known to have tested positive, while around 75 people living at one centre in Co Kerry are being treated as close contacts.

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