PILA Bulletin 19 October 2011

Articles

• Ireland’s Universal Periodic Review - Outcome
• Irish Human Rights Commission intervene in O’Keefe child abuse appeal to Strasbourg court
• Increase in number of applicants for legal aid
• NGO report reveals unequal rights for Irish same-sex couples
• Guest Piece: Amnesty International Ireland's Katie Mannion talks about mental capacity legislation
• Irish High Court says no right to access social welfare decisions
• Statutory inquiry into institutional child abuse in Northern Ireland
• The latest on the Dale Farm evictions
• Visa ban on British citizens ruled illegal
• Challenge to Medicaid cuts in the United States
• Disability groups challenge New York City during disasters
• Iraqi citizen challenges hooding of suspects
• Transgender Australians win landmark case
• Australian pro bono organisation has an economic impact of over AU$4 million
• Clinical Legal Education Spotlight: University of Ulster

Legal Education

• Clinical Legal Education Spotlight: University of Ulster

Events

• Inaugural PILA/PILS Project Joint Annual Conference 2011 featuring Liberty’s Shami Chakrabarti
• FLAC Annual Dave Ellis Memorial Lecture - 1 December
• Irish Centre for European Law Seminar: "Union Citizenship in Practice" - 3 November 2011
• Irish Network against Racism Seminar: "Responding to Racism" - 24 October 2011
• Mainstreaming Equality 7th Annual Conference - 25 October 2011 (FINAL REGISTRATION 19 OCTOBER)
• Public Consultation on Ireland’s 3rd periodic report to the UN CESCR - submissions due 28 October
• Equality & Rights Alliance Seminar - 16 November 2011