My name is Kathleen Delaney and I am an Irish Traveller living on Spring Lane Halting site in Cork city. I am involved in a campaign for better living conditions for the families who live here. The living conditions on Spring Lane site are appalling. It’s completely overcrowded – there are 40 families crammed into […]
Today marks the last day in our ‘spotlight’ series on the authors who participated in the ‘Writing Rights’ project. To mark Human Rights Day 2015, we partnered with The Irish Times and invited seven highly acclaimed Irish authors to participate in this project, creating written responses – ranging from poetry to creative fiction to factual pieces – to various […]
Last week, we partnered with The Irish Times on the ‘Writing Rights’ project to mark Human Rights Day 2015. Seven highly acclaimed Irish authors participated in this project, creating written responses – ranging from poetry to creative fiction to factual pieces – to various Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This week, we’re […]
Last week, we partnered with The Irish Times on the ‘Writing Rights’ project to mark Human Rights Day 2015. Seven highly acclaimed Irish authors participated in this project, creating written responses – ranging from poetry to creative fiction to factual pieces – to various Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This week, we’re […]
Last week, we partnered with The Irish Times on the ‘Writing Rights’ project to mark Human Rights Day 2015. Seven highly acclaimed Irish authors participated in this project, creating written responses – ranging from poetry to creative fiction to factual pieces – to various articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In recent days, […]
Last Thursday, we partnered with The Irish Times on the ‘Writing Rights’ project to mark Human Rights Day 2015. Seven highly acclaimed Irish authors participated in the project, creating written responses – ranging from poetry to creative fiction to factual pieces – to various articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This week, we’re […]
Last Thursday, we partnered with The Irish Times on the ‘Writing Rights’ project to mark Human Rights Day 2015. Seven highly acclaimed Irish authors participated in this project, creating written responses – ranging from poetry to creative fiction to factual pieces – to various Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Over the coming […]
As you’ll have seen on Thursday, we partnered with The Irish Times on the ‘Writing Rights’ project to mark Human Rights Day 2015. Seven highly acclaimed Irish authors participated in this project, creating written responses – ranging from poetry to creative fiction to factual pieces – to various Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human […]
To mark Human Rights Day 2015 (tomorrow!), we’re very excited to announce that Make Rights Real has teamed up with The Irish Times on the ‘Writing Rights’ project. We invited seven well-known authors to contribute a piece of original writing inspired by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the results are being published this […]
The 16 Days Campaign is an international campaign that started in 1991. It is aimed at highlighting the issue of domestic violence and promoting the services available for women who experience domestic violence. The 16 Days of Action run from 25th November, UN International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10th December, Human […]
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission was set up in November 2014 as an independent public body. The Commission's goal is an inclusive Ireland where human rights and equality are fully enjoyed by everyone, everywhere.
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The Make Rights Real public awareness campaign aims to show how human rights and equality are relevant to all our lives and help people understand their rights.
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Make Rights Real is co-funded by the PROGRESS Programme of the European Union.