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Galway professor appointed as Commissioner for Human Rights in Council of Europe

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Professor Michael O’Flaherty will begin his six year, non-renewable term as the Commissioner for Human Rights on April 1, 2024.

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‘Understanding Palestine’ talk next week

University of Galway PhD researchers demand better working conditions

by Róisín Kilroy

Enchanted Croí Theatre brings new folk musical ‘In the Midst of Plenty’ to Galway

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Roscommon-based Enchanted Croí Theatre has recently announced that its production of the new contemporary folk musical ‘In the Midst of Plenty’ will embark on a 13-venue nationwide tour through spring and summer 2023. The show is the work of California-based law professor and writer/composer-lyricist Amy Day, who was inspired to write the show in 2019 after visiting the National Famine Museum at Strokestown Park while on a day off from teaching a course in international children’s rights at the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the University of Galway. The cast includes Galway native Martin Gilligan and Galway-based singer-songwriter Tracy Bruen.

University of Galway conference to discuss teaching Ireland’s history of institutional abuse in schools

University of Galway academics are calling for the history of Ireland’s institutions to be taught in post-primary schools ahead of a conference to discuss the issue this weekend.

NUI Galway students launch podcast to promote awareness of historic institutions

Six Master of Laws (LLM) students from the Irish Centre for Human Rights in NUI Galway have launched a five-episode podcast series titled ‘My Country is My Prison’.

NUI Galway graduate wins Law Student of the Year

Cassie Roddy-Mullineaux, from Rosscahill has been named Law Student of the Year at the Irish Law Awards 2021.

NUIG law postgrads create school teaching resources on Ireland’s institutional abuses

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Postgraduate law students at the Irish Centre for Human Rights at NUI Galway, have this week published secondary school teaching materials on institutional abuses in Ireland.

NUI Galway’s School of Law Adjunct Professor awarded Franco-German Prize for Human Rights

Chief Justice Dr Mathilda Twomey, who has recently been appointed Adjunct Professor at NUI Galway’s School of Law, has been awarded the Franco-German Prize for Human Rights. Chief Justice Twomey is one of 15 people to receive this prestigious annual award which marks Human Rights Day and recognises the efforts of all those who work endlessly to advance the causes of human rights and the rule of law.

Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to speak at NUI Galway Summer School

Dr Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, will deliver a public lecture during this year’s annual Summer School on the International Criminal Court. This special event marks the 20th anniversary of the world-renowned International Criminal Court Summer School, hosted each year by NUI Galway’s Irish Centre for Human Rights. The School will take place from 24-28 June in the University’s Human Biology Building.

 

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