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The Immigrant Council of Ireland is a national, independent non-governmental organisation that promotes the rights of migrants.

Dublin, Ireland
Joined May 2009

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    Proud to unveil our : Capturing 365 days of helplining, legal advicing, supporting, advocating, training, lobbying, communicating, researching, learning, sharing..We wouldn't be anything w/out our incredible clients & supporters.Thank you!

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  4. Aug 10

    Refugees are not to blame for the housing crisis. Migrants are not to blame for the housing crisis. Single parents are not to blame for the housing crisis. It is a structural, political and policy failure in which many are caught. They are not the cause, they are it's victims

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  5. Aug 10

    Proud to be part of this great campaign. We are all part of the and we all play role in standing up to racism. But first we need laws!!!

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  6. Urgent call for overhaul of State’s legislation at launch of national public transport anti-racism campaign

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  7. Aug 10

    This brilliant initiative needs coverage throughout Ireland. has no place in -Let’s take this to the streets locally and around .

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  9. Aug 10

    Great to see this issue highlighted keep up the good work 👍👍we are all going the same way in this life and all deserve

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  10. Aug 10

    Along with and many other civil society groups, we too believe Hate Crime legislation needs to be enacted as a matter of priority. Ireland an outlier in not having such much needed measures.

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  11. Aug 10

    In times when is still an invisible crime and victims are left in limbo, it's public transport operators that are taking on this challenge showing leadership. Time for others to catch up!

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  13. Aug 10

    Immigrant Council launches anti-racism campaign with National Transport Authority

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  14. Aug 10

    "Muslims and Africans were most likely to be targeted, according to the last figures from the Immigrant Council of Ireland collected in 2015 with 20% of incidents occurring on public transport."

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  15. Aug 10

    LISTEN BACK: Amanullah spoke to about multiculturalism in Irish society and how Muslims are usually represented in film & TV:

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  16. 800 commuters have donated their selfies to create composite image of a face which will feature in >1600 ads across the country. What a way to take a stand against racism!

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  17. We thought so too! Overwhelmed by the support of commuters to help

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  18. Aug 10

    New anti-racism campaign is launched across public transport by and . The collages are made up of faces of real commuters (Pics: )

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  19. National transport campaign launched today calls for end to racism. Highlights need for effective reporting mechanisms including laws

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  20. You can only properly tackle racism if you understand its extent & impact- we need reporting mechanisms which gather data so Govt can tackle it. Govt has obligation to run public campaigns to & legislate effectively to deliver justice

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  21. Sammy talks about reporting racist incidents- but we need national approach to ensure victims are supported & justice is done. Need new & effective laws- both are lacking

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