A letter to the Justice Minister

Last update: Tuesday, July 1, 2014, 11:25 | By: Ronit Lentin

Dear Minister Fitzgerald, it is impossible for Ireland to claim to have an integration policy while the State treats asylum seekers as it currently does.

Christine Buckley told the truth of â€˜Irelandâ€™s gulagsâ€™

Last update: Saturday, March 15, 2014, 03:16 | By: Ronit Lentin

I was very saddened to hear of the death last Tuesday of Christine Buckley, the Irish-Nigerian woman survivor of ‘Ireland’s gulags’, the industrial school system run by religious orders. Buckley has been battling with cancer and, in view of her suffering at the hand of the nuns during her childhood, her achievements are more than admirable.

Clintonâ€™s legacy is not so saintly

Last update: Saturday, March 15, 2014, 03:16 | © Metro Éireann

Mohammed Samaana

A guide to alternative dispute resolution: Part 3

Last update: Saturday, March 15, 2014, 03:15 | By: Femi Daniyan

Negotiation is where two or more people or parties intend to reach an understanding or solve the problems between themselves without necessarily using a third party. Negotiation is a process where each party involved in negotiating tries to gain an advantage for themselves by the end of the process. Negotiation aims at compromise.

Our experience is our only evidence

Last update: Saturday, March 15, 2014, 03:14 | © Metro Éireann

Mariaam Bhatti: Tales of a Domestic Worker

â€˜A strong, united voice against language that seeks to divideâ€™

Last update: Saturday, March 15, 2014, 03:14 | © Metro Éireann

As Enar Ireland relaunches its protocol holding Ireland’s politicians to account ahead of International Day Against Racism in 21 March, the network’s director Shane O’Curry reminds us that anti-racism is a concern for all of society

Asylum affects art in Australia

Last update: Saturday, March 1, 2014, 02:57 | By: Ronit Lentin

This is not a column about art depicting the asylum process, or about asylum seekers making art, but rather about the sinister connection between art sponsorship and the provision of detention services. Or more specifically, about the close – and abhorrent – link between the Sydney Biennale and its major founder sponsor, Transfield Services (Australia).

How the Tea Party extreme blocks USâ€ˆimmigration reform

Last update: Saturday, March 1, 2014, 02:56 | © Metro Éireann

On 30 January, John Boehner – the Republican Speaker of the US House of Representatives – surprised many with the release of a new set of principles on immigration reform. The paper argued that “Washington’s failure to fix [immigration] is hurting our economy and jeopardising our national security”. For many, this move was a glimmer of hope that the United States’ Congress would finally tackle the issue head-on this year. Indeed, Republicans know that they might lose the next presidential elections if they do not act on immigration reform.

A guide to alternative dispute resolution: Part 2

Last update: Saturday, March 1, 2014, 02:56 | By: Femi Daniyan

What ADR scheme to use?

Diplomats should not be immune from charges of exploitation

Last update: Saturday, March 1, 2014, 02:55 | © Metro Éireann

Mariaam Bhatti: Tales of a Domestic Worker

Victims of conflict and poverty in South Sudan need Irelandâ€™s support

Last update: Saturday, March 1, 2014, 02:55 | © Metro Éireann

South Sudan, the world’s newest nation and one of the poorest countries in Africa, continues to benefit from support from Ireland’s development and humanitarian funding.

Has Ukraine really seen the back of dictatorship?

Last update: Saturday, March 1, 2014, 02:54 | © Metro Éireann

Any woman who rises to political prominence in the aftermath of a decade of scandal would seem to offer a country like Ukraine further confusion, not harmony, at a time when it most needs the latter.

Slavery was not just inflicted by foreign slave traders

Last update: Saturday, March 1, 2014, 02:54 | By: Olajide Jatto

The movie awards season is something to look forward to every winter. Not too many of us look forward to this season of the year, but everything that comes with the pomp of Hollywood A-listers and the debates the awards generate is at least some sort of compensation.

Gravy train for Koreaâ€™s English teachers reaches end of the line

Last update: Saturday, February 15, 2014, 02:45 | By: Andrew Farrell

A friend from San Francisco recently admitted to me that his primary reason for returning to South Korea was to “ride the gravy train one last time”.

Apologising for discrimination

Last update: Saturday, February 15, 2014, 02:41 | By: Ronit Lentin

Imagine a public body agreeing to pay out-of-court damages to an institution committed to promoting, say, the place of ‘whiteness’ and Catholicism in Irish society, because said public body had accused said institution of racism and discrimination in refuting the rights of migrants or ethnic minorities to marry people of their own community, in the name of the ‘integrity of marriage and religion in society’.

Costly time for Russia as the Winter Olympics shine light on homophobia

The Winter Olympics currently running in the Russian resort city of Sochi are set to be the costliest games in history, and not in financial terms. Russian President Vladimir Putin has wanted to make them a showcase of modern Russia; instead they have become a battleground for human rights.

A guide to alternative dispute resolution: Part 1

Last update: Saturday, February 15, 2014, 02:40 | By: Femi Daniyan

When a dispute arises, most people often think of litigation first before they consider other alternatives to resolving such a dispute. In fact, most people are not aware that there are other alternatives to litigation. Usually when a person goes to see their lawyer in respect of a dispute, they are more often than not advised to resolve matters by way of litigation.

Do domestic workers look forward to their retirement?

Mariaam Bhatti: Tales of a Domestic Worker

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