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Child Care Law Reporting Project Interim Report
Source: Child Care Law Reporting Project
Children in the Republic of Ireland are most frequently taken into care for neglect, and almost a fifth of children taken into care have special needs, according to this report from the newly created Child Care Law Reporting Project. The report's striking findings also show…
Resource type: Research Report
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Research centre for social policy key part of NUlG EUR140m plan
Source: The Irish Times
NUI GALWAY and Atlantic Philanthropies are to open a €10 million lifecycle institute which will focus on research into key social policy areas. Plans for the multidisciplinary institute are due to be announced today, as part of the university’s €140 million strategic development programme. Atlantic…
Resource type: News
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Centre for Justice Says Changes to Human Rights Act Do Not Go Far Enough
Source: The Royal Gazette
By Ayo JohnsonLegislators are today being urged to reject proposed changes to the Human Rights Act in favour of amendments which bring Bermuda’s human rights regime in line with international standards.The amendments to be debated today do not go far enough to create a truly…
Resource type: News
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Lawyer body wants detention centre shut
Source: Pretoria News
Conditions at a detention centre for illegal foreigners near Musina were appalling and the centre should be declared unlawful, the Pretoria High Court heard yesterday. Acting judge Joseph Raulinga reserved judgment in an application by Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) against the police and the ministers of…
Resource type: News
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Our Legacy: the Atlantic Fellows
Although our doors will close at the end of 2020, the legacy of our commitment to racial and health equity will continue through the Atlantic Fellows programs. Established in 2015 as one of our final “Big Bets”, the Atlantic Fellows programs are a global network…
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Margin to Centre: How Philanthropy Can Help Guarantee Constitutional Rights in South Africa
Source: Resourcing Philanthropy
By Gillian Mitchell, Gabrielle Ritchie and Melanie Judge Resourcing Philanthropy is a new online platform that profiles philanthropic giving through the sharing of information, advice, tactics, tools and insights from grantmakers, non-profit leaders and philanthropists in South Africa. Drawing on the grantmaking experience and impact of The…
Resource type: News
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Conflict of Interest Policy
Purpose. Conflicts of interest can hurt Atlantic, our grantees, and you and, in some cases, break the law. Complying with this policy will help prevent these problems and maintain high ethical standards. Approach. Our policy emphasizes (a) disclosure rather than prohibition of conflicts of interest,…
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European Anti-Discrimination Law Review
Source: Migration Policy Group
The European Anti-Discrimination Law Review, prepared by the European Network of Legal Experts in the non-discrimination field, provides an overview of the latest developments in European anti-discrimination law and policy.The Review is published biannually and edited by Human European Consultancy and the Migration Policy Group,…
Resource type: Research Report
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Establishing a National Centre of Gerontology
The development of expert social and rural gerontology in the Republic of Ireland is particularly urgent given the changes that are expected over the coming decades. There are major information deficits in relation to how people age. Older people’s experience of ageing in urban and…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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New 6.7m research centre is an 'Irish first'
Source: Edie (Environmental Data Interactive Exchange)
Original Source Queen's University Belfast is an Atlantic grantee. A £6.7m research centre focusing on climate change has been opened at Queen's University in Belfast. In what the university has called a 'first for Ireland' the CHRONO Centre for Climate, the Environment and Chronology was…
Resource type: News