Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

On page 144 of the programme for Government, under the heading "Promoting Fundamental Rights", it states:

We will promote fundamental rights, the rule of law... We will continue to protect and promote human rights... and to support the work of Human Rights Defenders.

This evening, the Halawa sisters, along with human rights organisations, will gather outside the Dáil because of the critical situation of Ibrahim, who went unconscious over the weekend because he is not accepting glucose injections. His life is literally on the line and human rights organisations such as Amnesty have pointed out that his continued imprisonment represents an inexcusable violation of international and Egyptian law. Given the commitment in the programme for Government, and the critical life-threatening situation of a young man who is the victim of a violation of basic human rights, what is the Government going to do to address this?

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