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# Civil Rights

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# RIP
Austin Currie remembered for his ‘fearless, immense courage’ at funeral
The leader of the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland was laid to rest in his native Edendork, Co Tyrone, on Saturday.
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Nov 13th 2021, 4:15 PM
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Opinion: Austin Currie - peacemaker, parliamentarian and titan of the civil rights movement
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood pays tribute to the late politician and civil rights campaigner, who will be buried today.
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Nov 12th 2021, 11:20 AM
# Collusion
Malcolm X's family demand new murder investigation following allegations of FBI involvement
The iconic black activist was shot dead in New York 55 years ago yesterday.
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Feb 22nd 2021, 8:53 AM
# RIP
US politician and civil rights leader John Lewis dies aged 80
He was the youngest and last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists.
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Jul 18th 2020, 5:34 PM
# Civil Rights
Seamus Mallon, former Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister, has died aged 83
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood said Ireland has lost “one of its most fierce champions for justice, equality and peace”.
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Jan 24th 2020, 10:46 PM
# ivan cooper
Ivan Cooper: Northern Ireland civil rights leader who led Bloody Sunday march dies aged 75
Tributes have been paid to the Northern Ireland politician, who led the march on Bloody Sunday.
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Jun 26th 2019, 12:37 PM
# RIP
Aretha Franklin: How the Queen of Soul was a trailblazer of the civil rights movement
From Martin Luther King to Barack Obama, the soul singer was heavily involved in the fight for racial equality.
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Aug 18th 2018, 8:30 AM
# I have a dream
Martin Luther King Jr's son says US 'must do better' 50 years on from assassination
The civil rights leader was assassinated on 4 April 1968 – 50 years ago today.
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Apr 4th 2018, 10:53 PM
# in the name of peace
'The Irish conflict's Martin Luther King': John Hume's journey to America
The topic is explored in a new documentary and book.
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Nov 26th 2017, 8:30 PM
# andrew jackson
'People don't ask... why was there a Civil War?': Historians mystified by Trump's latest comments
“I would prefer the president had a better handle on American history,” one historian remarked.
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May 2nd 2017, 8:36 AM
# black lives matter
Pepsi pulls 'tone deaf' Kendall Jenner protest ad after sustained backlash
The advert was released on the 49th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination.
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Apr 5th 2017, 6:58 PM
# Civil Rights
US Governor tells black congressman 'a thank you would suffice' for the abolition of slavery
Maine Governor Paul LePage said John Lewis needs a history lesson.
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Jan 17th 2017, 8:05 PM
# Protests
Jeff Sessions says he'd be a fair Attorney General and defy Trump if necessary
Civil rights advocates have rallied against his nomination, with protesters attending today’s Senate hearing.
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Jan 10th 2017, 4:59 PM
# burkini
France's burkini bans being fought as an "attack on fundamental rights"
The Human Rights League (LDH) is appealing a decision by a lower court in the Riviera city of Nice which upheld a ban.
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Aug 23rd 2016, 5:23 PM
# Dallas
Teenager arrested for bringing homemade clock to school to sue
The boy brought the clock to his school in Dallas and was later arrested and suspended.
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Aug 8th 2016, 9:38 PM
# Rosa Parks
Adams defends "back of the bus" remark after White House mix-up
The Sinn Féin has called for US administration to review its approach to his party.
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Mar 17th 2016, 5:30 PM
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We seem to have forgotten the Special Criminal Court is supposed to be exceptional
While Sinn Féin’s manifesto pledge was always going to attract close scrutiny, the shootings in the past week have thrust its existence to the top of the news-cycle, writes Dr Alan Greene.
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Feb 10th 2016, 12:30 PM
# Jenchesky Santiago
WATCH: US cop places gun in black man's mouth 'to show off to his friends'
“I dare you to f**king fight me, son…I just came from Iraq and I’m not scared of none of y’all.”
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Dec 4th 2015, 11:01 PM
# Montgomery
Sixty years ago Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus - and changed history
Here’s the arrest report.
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Dec 1st 2015, 9:30 PM
Voices
Ireland's attitude to housing rights, social security and culture is under scrutiny
A Civil Society report will be presented in Geneva next week.
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Jun 5th 2015, 8:00 AM
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The UN is reviewing Ireland's protection of rights – how will we fare?
We take a closer look at the economic, social and cultural rights situation for three Irish social groups, as they stand today.
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Jun 3rd 2015, 7:30 PM
# malpractice
'More needs to be done': Baltimore police face a civil rights probe
‘There has been a serious erosion of public trust’.
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May 8th 2015, 4:21 PM
# Civil Rights
Fifty years ago today, protesters marched on Selma and changed the course of history
Within months, segregation and voter suppression would be illegal.
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Mar 7th 2015, 4:30 PM
# friendship nine
Judge does the 'right thing' 54 years after these 9 men were jailed for sitting at a 'white table'
“We cannot rewrite history, but we can right history.”
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Jan 29th 2015, 7:20 AM
# mlk day
PICS: Defining moments of Martin Luther King Jr's life
The Nobel Peace Prize winner died in 1968.
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Jan 19th 2015, 6:50 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Would you support gardaí using drones?
A crime fighting tool too far?
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Jan 17th 2015, 9:36 AM
# Ferguson
Stores looted after police say slain US teen is robbery suspect
The shooting of an unarmed black teenager has led to rallies, protests and rioting in the town.
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Aug 16th 2014, 11:34 AM
# Transparency
Traveller and human rights groups to have their say on Garda oversight
The Oireachtas Justice Committee is holding a meeting on the issue today and had invited a number of groups to speak.
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May 14th 2014, 6:30 AM
# Civil Rights
Education, training and legal help all lacking for trafficking victims - Immigrant Council of Ireland
The ICI spoke to the Seanad and have outlined how over half of those trafficked to Ireland do not get access to proper supports.
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May 6th 2014, 4:47 PM
# Racism
In Dublin today: The man who warmed up the crowd for Martin Luther King's 'I have a dream' speech
John Lewis was a keynote speaker alongside Martin Luther King Jr at the March on Washington in 1963.
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Apr 23rd 2014, 10:00 AM
# Civil Rights Movement
Affirmative action promotes racial and ethnic diversity in US colleges - but it's under threat
A referendum in Michigan that disallowed the policy has been backed the US Supreme Court.
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Apr 22nd 2014, 9:47 PM
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Column: The European Commission is not recognising the human right to water
There have been countless examples of how little Commissioners care about ordinary people. Now they have snubbed a proposal which almost 1.9 million people have put their names to, writes Paul Murphy MEP.
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Mar 21st 2014, 6:04 PM
# Gay Rights
White says gay laws will ‘stigmatise and criminalise’… but won’t say that to Russian counterpart
Junior health minister Alex White told the Russian LGBT Sport Federation that Ireland disagrees with last year’s anti-gay propaganda law.
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Mar 18th 2014, 1:00 PM
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Column: Economic rights are just as vital to a democracy as civil rights
We must rail against the insidious notion that moral norms are not rights at all but, rather, privileges bestowed upon us by our kindly masters, writes Dr Tom Hickey.
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Mar 4th 2014, 1:00 PM
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Column: As the Winter Olympics kick off in Russia, let's consider oppression in all its forms
The situation in Russia is one of the more extreme examples of LGBT rights abuses in the world, but let’s not run the risk of thinking that our community is wholly welcoming by comparison, writes Kevin Donohue.
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Feb 7th 2014, 7:00 AM
# Gay Marriage
Taoiseach on same-sex marriage: 'I wouldn’t have the same opinion as the Tánaiste'
Enda Kenny will campaign for a Yes vote in the same-sex marriage referendum, but does not agree with Eamon Gilmore’s assessment that it is the “civil rights issue of this generation”.
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Dec 29th 2013, 7:00 AM
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Column: The equality struggle didn’t end with Mandela’s prison release, it must continue
Mandela did not topple white rule single-handedly – nor did he ever claim to, writes David Cronin, who says that while he retains a deep admiration for Mandela, he did turn his back on some of his beliefs.
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Dec 10th 2013, 11:30 AM
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Column: What is the role of human rights and foreign policy in a changing world?
The Tanaiste will have the opportunity to discuss this country’s red line for human rights abuses – past which Ireland will not tolerate. I urge him to take it, writes Mary Lawlor.
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Nov 13th 2013, 7:00 AM
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Column: Boycotting the Olympics would make things more difficult for Russia's LGBT people
International support is necessary, but ultimately the change to Russia’s attitudes to LGBT people can’t come from a foreign country – it has to come from a grass-roots movement within Russia itself, writes Igor Yassin.
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Nov 4th 2013, 7:30 PM
# Gay Marriage
Shatter says it may be best to keep 2014 a "referendum free year"
The Justice Minister has indicated the vote on gay marriage may be delayed until early 2015.
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Nov 4th 2013, 1:05 PM
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