"Child safety is a real concern and a legitimate aim. But obliterating online #anonymity is a blunt, dangerous measure that will chill speech and sacrifice the privacy, free expression and security of everyone, with no proven benefit to children."

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"The problems for the Government, by building on a faulty and legally dubious system, are piling up and, in turn, the Government is risking our rights to privacy, data protection and security as it embarks on potentially creating a State surveillance infrastructure," Olga and Kris write.

The fact that the Minister for Communications, Patrick O'Donovan, announced plans for a digital wallet without any public debate is deeply concerning; and that concern is considerably heightened by the fact that his proposal is based on the existing MyGovID, which has no basis in Irish law.

From a technical perspective, implementing a privacy-respecting, mandatory digital age verification system is incredibly complex. From a rights perspective, it poses risks to our rights to #privacy, data protection, anonymity, access to information, free expression, non-discrimination and #security.

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4️⃣ An explicit ban of the practice of placing children in adult wards. In deference to the grave situations that may arise, a brief, time-bound emergency exception could be envisaged but only if coupled with a commitment to increase the number of beds and specialist staff available for children.

3️⃣ The removal of S.51 of the Bill, which sets out a legal pathway for overturning the stated wishes of a person who has capacity but does not consent to treatment, or has a bona fide decision-making representative or an advance healthcare directive; and

2️⃣ The criteria for involuntary detention to be reassessed. A new more restrictive version that is more directly connected to the apprehension of imminent, material harm is needed for Ireland to be in compliance with our UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) obligations;

We're calling for:

1️⃣ All mental health services users to have a legal right to independent advocacy, and access to a robust, transparent and independent pathway for complaints and redress;

Join for a panel discussion with experts from Argentina, Kenya and Ireland — including Ailbhe Smyth representing Together for Yes — as we also mark five years of legalised abortion in Argentina.

This event will have simultaneous English–Spanish interpretation.

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The publication examines how movements confront stigma, inequality, conscientious objection, harassment, and shrinking civic space — while continuing to expand access to abortion care in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Hungary, Ireland, Kenya, Russia, South Africa and the US.

This is also an opportunity for them to officially put their experiences of that day on the record. After five long years, George's family deserves to finally know the full truth of the circumstances that led to his death. We will continue to support them in their efforts.

#JusticeforGeorge

*"Child pornography" is the legal term used in the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998 and is therefore used here, rather than the preferred term "child sexual abuse material".

We found that all four bodies have the investigatory powers necessary to tackle the creation and distribution of unlawful imagery by X's AI chatbot, Grok ➡️ www.iccl.ie/wp-content/u...

The new analysis, "Who has what powers when it comes to illegal content online?", concerns two types of illegal online content: "child pornography"* and non-consensual deepfake sexualised images.