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27 female victims of trafficking assisted by Immigrant Council of Ireland last year
The council’s impact report for 2019 has been published today.
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The council’s impact report for 2019 has been published today.
Defending Direct provision, he said it ‘is an imperfect system, but not an inhumane one’.
That’s according to the Council’s impact report for 2018, which has been published today.
There is a lack of clarity as to whether or not asylum seekers in Ireland are legally allowed to obtain a driving licence.
Civil rights groups call the flag a symbol of “hate and racism.”
“Racism is in no way tolerated on Ireland’s transport services,” campaigners said.
Irish Rail said it has reported the “shocking and disgraceful incident” to gardaí.
The Immigration Council of Ireland said this was one example of Europe’s lack of response to the migrant crisis.
Not everyone is happy with the new legislation.
Children as young as 14 are being used for sex in Ireland.
One international gang based in Dublin made millions by charging hundreds of Asian men up to €20,000 to marry vulnerable eastern European women.
With a fifth of all racist incidents taking place on public transport, bus driver Shahbaz Rana talks about coping with ignorant and violent passengers.
There were 240 racist incidents reported in Ireland last year, and a fifth took place on our public transport system.
A US government report was critical of Ireland’s system, which it says is failing to identify trafficking victims.
A new report from the Immigrant Council of Ireland highlights anti-Muslim racism in the capital.
It was the group’s second busiest year since it began working in the area a decade ago.
The proposed legislation also includes tough penalties for the grooming of children.
The graffiti makes reference to the 1916 Rising.
A study by the Immigrant Council of Ireland has led to calls for a better complaints system for migrants who experience discrimination at the hands of public officials.
The National Women’s Council of Ireland has called for stronger anti-trafficking measures.
A new campaign is urging members of the public to report any suspicions they have about sexual exploitation in their local area.
A national conference on Statelessness is being held in Dublin today.
Charlie Chawke has said he only employs Irish workers as front-of-house staff.
Over 1,000 arrests were made across the EU and most arrests made in Ireland were for burglary offences.
That’s according to agencies who have contacted the Minister for Justice, Frances Fitzgerald.
Cross-party support is being sought to pass the bill.
3,860 people from 123 different countries were made naturalised Irish citizens.
The report into the removal of two Roma children from their families last year has been described as “shocking”.
In Ireland campaigners want the government to introduce clear, transparent and accessible determination procedures to allow the swift identification of stateless persons.
The Immigrant Council of Ireland is calling for one to be set up to ensure victims of these crimes come forward.
The ICI spoke to the Seanad and have outlined how over half of those trafficked to Ireland do not get access to proper supports.
The Immigrant Council of Ireland is calling for a range of measures to be introduced in Ireland’s next anti-trafficking plan.
Cecilia Malmström made the call in a pre-recorded address to a major conference of trafficking experts being held in Dublin.
Already this year, 58 cases of racism have been reported to the organisation.
Groups have said the government here should do the same for undocumented migrants as it is asking the US to do for undocumented Irish people living there.
“There was a guy, I remember a guy who used to come in and say “I want the youngest girl you have here” and he was really old, so to them it was fun,” one young woman said.
The Immigrant Council of Ireland has repeated their call for an independent system of reporting.
New research shows the number of racist incidents peaks during summer holidays.
Groups have warned against the propagation of stereotypes of an entire community after the removal of two children from Roma families.
The Immigrant Council of Ireland wants Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton to outline safeguards against racial profiling in crackdown on welfare fraud.