"Put another way, the
Irish Human Rights Commission (as I see
things) can '
talk the talk' all right: but, they can't '
walk the
walk' - which is what really matters, and the
ONLY thing that
really counts (in my view) as far as the actual
VICTIMS of human
rights abuse (such as myself for example) are concerned."
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IHRC Reportby W. Finnerty. Wed Dec 05,
2007 10:15
Edward (at Tue Dec 04, 2007
23:12),
By "
IHRC" I assume you mean the "Irish Human Rights
Commission" (at
http://www.ihrc. ie/home/default. asp ).
All of
my experience with the IHRC suggests they are unable to help in any MEANINGFUL
way with human rights abuses - at least not at the present time.
As often
(always?) seems to be the case with such government backed (and funded I assume)
organisations, they appear to me (at the present time at least) as nothing more
than a "
Window Dressing" type of operation - which has been put in place by the
State to create and maintain the illusion (for general public consumption) that
the Republic of Ireland takes human rights seriously; and, as such,
unfortunately, they are (in effect), and without meaning to perhaps (as
individuals) , part of the PROBLEM (of human rights abuse), and most definitely
NOT any part of the solution (in my view).
Put another way, the Irish
Human Rights Commission (as I see things) can "talk the talk" all right: but,
they can't "walk the walk" - which is what really matters, and the
ONLY thing
that really counts (in my view) as far as the actual
VICTIMS of human rights
abuse (such as myself for example) are concerned.
Being "
genuine" is not
enough; those involved with the Irish Human Rights Commission also need to be
able "to take the bull by the horns": and to deal EFFECTIVELY with the actual
PRACTICAL problems of human rights abuse which they are informed about on a
day-to-day basis (by Republic of Ireland citizens, such as myself for
example).
Please note that
Michael Farrell (Lawyer & Irish
Human Rights Commissioner) is among those in the "
CC" list of the
registered e-mail letter I sent to our
Chief Justice John L. Murray on
August 28th 2007 at
http://www.european
courtofhumanrightswilliamfinnerty.com/ChiefJusti ceMurray/28August2007/Letter.htm However, I have not heard a
SINGLE word from
Mr Farrell to date: a fact which speaks for itself I feel.
Far
worse
of
course, neither have I heard a single word from our Chief Justice John L.
Murray, nor from any of his senior law officer colleagues.
Related
Link: http://www.constitutionofireland.
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