FLAC News

FLAC News – April/June 2007

Summary

In this issue:

• Child Poverty must be government priority
• Lawyer calls for support for rule of law in Pakistan
• Advocacy: a legal lifeline, but no legal aid available
• ICCPR Shadow Report in progress
• Treoir Conference highlight sneed to refocus on child rights
• FLAC Seminar on Amicus Curiae interventions held in Dublin
• FLAC Volunteer training in criminal law centres on legal practice, children, RTOs
• Focus on FLAC staff: Catherine O'Donovan
• 2006 Annual Statistical Report shows state still neglecting civil legal aid needs of population
• Editorial: Election '07 - analysis & prospects for change