• Ireland: Death of Woman Denied Abortion Should Spur Reform
    Nov 16, 2012
    The tragic death of a woman denied an abortion in Ireland should catalyze the Irish government to fulfill its international human rights obligation to ensure access to safe and legal abortions. Savita Halappanavar, 31, who was 17 weeks pregnant, died from septicemia on October 28, 2012 at a hospital in Galway after she was refused an abortion and miscarried.
  • Ireland: European Court Says Abortion Is a Rights Issue
    Dec 16, 2010
    The European Court of Human Rights judgment on December 16, 2010, on Ireland’s abortion restrictions is a wake-up call to the Irish government.
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  • Ireland: Death of Woman Denied Abortion Should Spur Reform
    Nov 16, 2012
    The tragic death of a woman denied an abortion in Ireland should catalyze the Irish government to fulfill its international human rights obligation to ensure access to safe and legal abortions. Savita Halappanavar, 31, who was 17 weeks pregnant, died from septicemia on October 28, 2012 at a hospital in Galway after she was refused an abortion and miscarried.
  • Ireland: European Court Says Abortion Is a Rights Issue
    Dec 16, 2010
    The European Court of Human Rights judgment on December 16, 2010, on Ireland’s abortion restrictions is a wake-up call to the Irish government.
  • On the Ground: Access to Abortion in Ireland
    Apr 19, 2010
    I'd already been in Ireland for a few days, working on a report on Ireland's restrictive abortion laws, when I met Aisling. "Keep your voice down," she said, closing her office door and sitting behind her desk. The walls were thin, and she didn't want her colleagues to overhear us talking about her abortion.
  • Ireland: Update Abortion Laws
    Mar 7, 2010
    The Irish government should implement the will of the Irish population by liberalizing the country’s restrictive abortions laws. In a survey published today by YouGov, a polling organization, more than 60 percent of those who responded said they support access to abortion in Ireland in cases of rape, incest, fatal fetal abnormalities, or danger to the pregnant woman’s life or health.
  • Ireland: Abortion Limits Violate Human Rights
    Jan 28, 2010
    The Irish government actively seeks to restrict access to abortion services and information both within Ireland and for its residents seeking care abroad.
  • US: Defeat at Clusters Parley
    May 28, 2008
    US efforts to undermine a new treaty banning cluster munitions met with significant defeat today at the final negotiations in Dublin, Human Rights Watch said.
  • European Parliament: Condemn Complicity in Illegal CIA Activity
    Feb 11, 2007
    The European Parliament should condemn European complicity in the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) program of “extraordinary renditions” and secret detention of prisoners, Human Rights Watch said today.