‘Every 15 minutes there are rockets over my head. I’m just lucky not to be where they fall’
Lyudmyla Yankina drives around Kyiv for 12 hours a day delivering medical supplies to the elderly
Kremlin urged to end attack on Memorial civil rights group
UN rapporteur Mary Lawlor hails work of organisation blacklisted as a ‘foreign agent’
Irish charity wins prestigious UN prize
Front Line Defenders dedicates award to human rights workers worldwide
We must stop the killing of those who stand up for human rights
At least 156 human rights defenders were killed or died in detention in the first 11 months of 2015
Government urged to raise abuses despite risk of damaging ties
Front Line Defenders says Ireland slow to raise concerns with countries such as China and Ethiopia
Latin America most dangerous place for human rights activists
Almost half of activists killed were linked to defence of indigenous people’s, says group
Adoption Bill needs to allow full access to identity, says Philomena Lee
Inspiration behind Hollywood film was speaking at commemoration in Roscrea
Activist tells of Afghan women’s struggle
Mary Akrami speaks at launch of the annual report of Irish NGO Frontline Defenders
Maire Geoghegan-Quinn gets French government’s highest honour
Award in recognition of ‘remarkable contribution to the European project’
Legal advice sought by mothers who gave birth in mother and baby homes
‘State can now expect litigation that may very well proceed to trial’
US must address its responsibilities south of the border
Opinion: Children are fleeing threat from violent gangs and greedy developers
Human rights activist Mary Lawlor receives French honour
Francophile ‘symbolises commitment of Irish and French governments to defence of human rights’
Sean Penn presents human rights award in Dublin
Pakistani women’s group win Front Line Defenders Award for work in tribal region
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