Conference: Amnesty International – ‘A Deficit of Protection- Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Ireland’ – 22 November, Dublin
Amnesty International will host a conference which will look at the relevance of ESC rights to the crisis, how the protection of those rights can be brought to bear through legal change, and the other dynamics at play, including political will and public attitudes.
Date: 22 November 2012
Time: 09.00 AM – 17.00 pm
Venue: Hilton Hotel, Charlemont Place, Dublin 2.
Some of the speakers include;
- Audrey Gaughran, Amnesty International Secretariat
- Ignacio Saiz, Centre for Economic and Social Rights
- Des Hogan, Irish Human Rights Commission
- Dr. Aoife Nolan, University of Nottingham
- Dr. Conor O’Mahony, University College Cork
- Emily O'Reilly, Ombudsman
- Duncan Wilson, Scottish Human Rights Commission
- Michael Farrell, Free Legal Advice Centres
- Dr. Rory O’Connell, Queen’s University Belfast
- Roland Chauville, UPR-Info
- Iain Byrne, Amnesty International Secretariat
- Sarah Castell, Ipsos Mori; Mary Murphy, National University of Ireland, Maynooth
- Grainne Healy, Marriage Equality.
There are no registration fees for the conference, however there are limited spaces. If you would like to attend please complete the attached form and return it to Melissa at MLawlor@amnesty.ie. If you have any questions please call 01 863 3000.