The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL)
invites you to join us in the
Human Rights “Green Room”

For Ireland's Appearance Before the UN Human Rights Committee

Next Monday afternoon, Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald TD will be defending Ireland’s record on civil and political rights before the UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva. This is your invitation to join us in our Human Rights “Green Room” to watch the screening live in Dublin. Colleagues from a wide variety of civil society organisations that have provided expert evidence to the UN Human Rights Committee will be present and the event will be a “media hub” for commentators and journalists.

Proceedings from Geneva will be live tweeted at #ICCPR

Afternoon tea will be served.

Date: Monday 14th July 2014
Time: 2pm – 5pm
The Human Rights “Green Room”, Goldsmith’s Hall, Radisson Blu Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 2

Participants are welcome to drop in from 1.15pm to watch the live feed from the UN in Geneva on the big screen in the Green Room.

On 14th July 2014, Ireland will be examined for the fourth time by the UN Human Rights Committee on issues such as: conditions in Irish prisons, the right to non-discrimination for older people, people with disabilities, in education and for members of the LGBTI community; recognition of Traveller ethnicity; and effective redress mechanisms for victims of institutional and other abuse such as the former residents of the Magdalene Laundries and Survivors of Symphysiotomy.

Join us to hear first hand what Minister Fitzgerald will say in response to the Committee’s questions.

RSVP to rightsnow@iccl.ie  or 01 7994504

For more information about the ICCPR process, click here

Advance media enquiries about the media hub at the Green Room should be directed to:

Walter Jayawardene, Communications Manager, Irish Council for Civil Liberties

T: +353 87 9981574    E: walter.jayawardene@iccl.ie

The ICCL is especially grateful to the members of the ICCPR Steering Group:

Age Action Ireland
Educate Together
Free Legal Advice Centres
Gay and Lesbian Equality Network
Immigrant Council of Ireland
Inclusion Ireland
Irish Centre for Human Rights (ICHR) (NUI Galway)
Irish Council for Civil Liberties
Irish Family Planning Association
Irish Penal Reform Trust
Irish Traveller Movement
Survivors of Symphysiotomy (SOS)
Transgender Equality Network