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Press Release: Ireland’s Abortion Laws Ruled ‘cruel and inhumane’ by UN Human Rights Committee for the Second Time

June 13, 2017 - Facts, Media, Policy & Advocacy, Press Release, Repeal the 8th, Stigma - Tagged: , , , , - no comments

The Committee found that Siobhan Whelan, whose foetus was given a diagnosis of a condition incompatible with life in 2010 was forced to travel to the UK to terminate her…

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ARC at the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)

November 17, 2015 - Policy & Advocacy, Politics and Lobbying, Uncategorized - Tagged: , , , - no comments

In June, we travelled to Geneva on behalf of ARC’s policy and advocacy team to bring the voice of Ireland’s pro-choice activists and individuals to the attention of the UN…

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