Update: Ireland and the UN Committee Against Torture

Today (or possibly tomorrow) will see Ireland appear for the first time before the UN Committee Against Torture.

The Committee has the mandate to review and is expected to comment inter alia on Ireland's current deportation system, the number of deaths that have taken place in recent years in Garda custody, the extent of human trafficking in the country and Ireland's complicity in facilitating renditions.

For more information about this monitoring body and Ireland's appearance in particular, check out this blog. Alternatively, to read the Irish delegation's opening statement, visit the committee's schedule page.