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Asylum seekers were unlawfully detained on Diego Garcia, the largest of the Chagos Islands controversially retained by the UK after Mauritius became independent in the 1960s, a judge has ruled. The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) Supreme Court yesterday found that dozens of Sri Lankan Tamils w

As many as 1,360 children have never been reunited with their parents six years after they were forcibly separated at the US border, according to a new report. The 135-page report from Human Rights Watch, the Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP), and the Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic at

The incoming government has been urged to have the "political courage" to tackle prison overcrowding after new figures showed an increase in people committed on short sentences. The Irish Prison Service (IPS) published its 2023 annual report on Friday, showing the daily average number of prisoners i

Amnesty International NI has now published a video recording of Francesca Albanese delivering the human rights group's annual lecture earlier this month. Ms Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, was invited to speak about the findings of her lates

Northern Ireland's High Court has rejected an application for judicial review of the Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry's decision not to call any former health ministers to give evidence. Mr Justice Humphreys ruled on Friday that the decision was procedurally fair, adding that it was not the role of

Legal academic and trainee solicitor Dr Dáire McCormack-George has been charged with the murder of his father. Dr McCormack-George, 29, was arrested by gardaí after his father, Professor Scott George, 76, was found stabbed to death on Thursday night.

Solicitors, barristers and judges in the Pro Bono Choir have raised cash for two vital Northern Ireland charities at a sold-out Christmas carol concert.

Lawyers in England and Wales are refusing certain cases because they lose money on them due to legal aid rules. Richard Atkinson, president of the Law Society of England and Wales, said members were turning away people charged with certain crimes including burglary.

More than 90 per cent of stalking convictions in Northern Ireland were achieved less than a year after the defendants were reported to police, according to new figures. Stalking became a standalone offence under the Protection from Stalking Act (NI) 2022, which came into force in April 2022.

Proposed reforms to the state aid rules covering airports and airlines have been put out for consultation by the European Commission. Interested parties have until 5 March 2025 to comment on a proposed targeted revision of the 2014 Guidelines on state aid to airports and airlines, which offer specif

The Irish government has reaffirmed its strong support for international law after the Israeli government announced it would shut its Dublin embassy in retaliation for Ireland's planned intervention at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Ministers agreed last Wednesday to intervene in the ICJ

The head of a police watchdog has insisted he can continue to carry out his function remotely after swapping his notoriously cold city for sunny Portugal. John McDougall, chair of the Edmonton Police Commission, has permanently relocated more than 4,600 miles away from the city whose police force he

Northern Ireland's High Court is to hear claims for compensation from residents of Belfast's defective Victoria Square apartments. The High Court actions, previously struck out on the grounds of limitation, were reinstated by consent order this week.

Staff at Belfast firm RP Crawford Solicitors have donated gifts to help save Christmas for disadvantaged families in Northern Ireland.

The family of a woman who was killed when she was struck by a Garda car are to bring a judicial review against an "outrageous" decision not to prosecute the garda involved. Belfast firm Madden & Finucane Solicitors is representing the family of Rebecca Browne, a 21-year-old from Derry who was ki