The ICJ has submitted information to the Human Rights Committee in advance of the Committee’s examination of the fourth periodic report of Ireland under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
The ICJ submission draws the Committee’s attention to concerns related to access to safe and legal abortion in Ireland.
The Committee will examine the fourth periodic report of Ireland during its 111th session held in July 2014, following which it will adopt Concluding Observations setting out recommendations to the Government of Ireland.
Ireland-HRCttee111-LegalSubmission-2014 (download ICJ submission in PDF)