PILA Bulletin 01 March 2017

Features

UK Court of Appeal finds no breach of human rights in limiting civil partnership to same sex couples

UK Supreme Court rules ‘Minimum Income Requirements’ for Non-EEA Spouses is not a breach of human rights

Developments on the ‘Right to be Forgotten' – Updates from Japan and Ireland

UK Ministry of Justice announces changes to legal aid rules for domestic violence victims

CJEU provides clarification on right to be heard in context of subsidiary protection application in Ireland

ECtHR finds Russia in breach of Article 11 and 5 –Right to Liberty and Freedom of Assembly

Guest piece by Denise Roche of the NWCI on Ireland’s recent examination under CEDAW

Events

European Anti-Poverty Network Ireland – Connecting the dots – 2nd, 7th and 9th March – various locations

American Civil Liberties Union: Collective Action by Irish Traditional Musicians – 5 March, Dublin

Human Rights and Womanhood: Contemporary Issues facing Women, 8 March Belfast

Front Line Defenders: Annual Lecture – 27 March, Dublin

Refugee and Immigration Practitioners Network Meeting: 28 March, Dublin

ESC Rights Initiative Conference – Making Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Meaningful - 29 March, Dublin

Jobs

PILNET: Fellowship opportunity – application process opens 1 March, New York

Women's Aid: Manager of Services – deadline 7 March

Treoir: Chief Executive Officer – deadline 10 March

OutRight Action International: Director of Global Advocacy – deadline 15 March

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