PILA Bulletin, 9 July 2010

In this week's bulletin:

1. FLAC welcomes interim recommendations of Mortgage Arrears and Personal Debt Expert Group;
2. Department of Justice orders relocation of asylum seekers in Mosney;
3. Justice for Magdalenes group approach Irish Human Rights Commission to conduct inquiry;
4. Further sections of Charities Act 2009 to be commenced;
5. 'Defending Human Rights in Contemporary Ireland', paper from Michael Farrell as keynote speaker to LLM Students Annual Conference, June 2010;
6. N. Ireland: Report released on Human Rights analysis of budgeting for social housing in Northern Ireland;
7. UK: Appeal won in Supreme Court by homosexual asylum seekers;
8. UK: Supreme Court overturns previous landmark finding, ruling British troops not protected by human rights legislation outside of military bases;
9. UK: Anti-terror stop and search powers to be scrapped;
10. U.S.: Supreme Court upholds law which permits advocates advising banned organisations to be prosecuted as terrorists;
11. UN: In historic move, UN to establish single entity to promote equality for women;
12. Prison Law Seminar Series: 'Litigating Prison Conditions' 13 July 2010;
13. Call for Tender: A Critical Review of Anti-Discrimination Law in Ireland;
14. Events: Advocacy Initiative call for expressions of interest in developing next phase, July 2010;
15. Law Centre (NI) hosts one day training course 'Mental Health and Criminal Justice', 5 August 2010;
16. Upcoming courses with Respond Housing Association, September 2010.