I participated as a witness at the South Africa session of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine which took place last month in Cape Town, from 5-7 November. The Tribunal was founded in the 1950s by the philosopher Bertrand Russell, and originally hosted by Jean-Paul Sartre. Formally calling itself the International War Crimes Tribunal, it deliberated(…)
The Minister for Justice and Equality Mr Alan Shatter has announced that he is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified members of the public to be considered for appointment as Ireland’s representative on the Council of Europe’s European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI). The ECRI’s role is described as follows on the Department’s site:(…)
We are delighted to welcome back Rachel Herron, a PhD candidate at Durham Law School. This post focuses upon Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and its continuing racial effect, Rachel has previously worked as a solicitor in private practice. Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000, which permitted suspicionless stops and searches to be(…)
We are delighted to welcome this guest post from Rachel Herron, a PhD candidate at Durham Law School. Rachel has previously worked as a solicitor in private practice. Despite being promoted as an indispensable weapon in the police’s arsenal against terrorist attacks the stop and search power under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000(…)
Some weeks ago (on Good Friday, in fact) a 15-year old boy was killed in Tyrellstown, Co Dublin. Toyoshi Shittabey was walking home from the swimming pool when, it is reported, he and a friend were subjected to a racist verbal assault. It has been reported that while Shittabey and his friend walked away from(…)
