"Unfortunately,
I have found the legal profession in Northern Ireland to be
just as allergic to human rights law as their counterparts in
the Republic of Ireland."From:
http://www.humanrightsireland.com/GalwayPoliticiansAndLawyers/25January2008/Email.htm=============================
"The real criminals are
still out there" (see at Tue May 19, 2009
18:50)
by Oisín Tue May 19, 2009
20:00At the present time it really
does look as though
"persons acting in an official
capacity" can violate human rights law in the
Republic of
Ireland, and easily get away
with it: again, and again, and again.
However, I'm
wondering if they will always be able to do so?
It
seems to me that it might only be a question of time until
someone has
some
court-room success in
connection with the statement
"Anyone who suffers
injury, loss or damage as a result of such a body's failure to do
this is entitled to damages" (please see at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Convention_on_Human_Rights_Act_2003In
addition, there's the statement about
providing "victims with
effective remedies and to ensure that they receive reparation
for the injuries suffered; to ensure the inalienable right to
know the truth about violations; and to take other necessary
steps to prevent a RECURRENCE of violations" --
which is mentioned at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impunity -- and which
involves
impunity: a very serious
crime under
international law that sits on top of the
original crime, compounds it, and really "rubs salt into the
wounds" of the victims.
Only time of course will tell
how much longer our
"public servants" will be allowed
to get away with their
criminal abuse; but, much may
depend on how quickly the
citizens of the Republic of
Ireland get to know about the protections that human
rights law has to offer: if only our lawyers were willing to
help us have it
responsibly enforced, instead
of "sweeping it beneath the rug" and acting as if it does not
even exist.
Ultimately, our legal profession needs to
decide if it wishes to keep on
supporting impunity, in
the way that it is (i.e. by turning a blind eye to it), or, to
crush it for once and for all -- using the
human rights
law which is already in place, and all ready to be put to
good use.
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copy at:
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Global Cesspit of
Corruption, Crime, Cover-Ups, &
Impunity: "The Constitution has been
hijacked" (Registered letter to P.M. Brian Cowan T.D. dated
May 9th 2008):
http://www.humanrightsireland.com/PrimeMinisterCowen/9May2008/Email.htm=============================
For
future reference purposes the copy of an
e-mail containing the above
Indymedia (Ireland) text
was yesterday placed at the following Internet
location:
http://www.humanrightsireland.com/DrAnneJeffers/19May2009/Email.htmAs
can be seen at the "Dr Anne Jeffers" Internet address
immediately above, Republic of Ireland Prime Minister
Brian
Cowen TD, and First Minister of Northern Ireland
Peter
Robinson MP, MLA were among those the e-mail in question
was copied to.
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