8/10/2020 Photo: Source: Shutterstock/Lisa S. Limerick-based migrant and refugee support organisation Doras are dismayed by cuts to legal aid for international protection applicants, as this will make it harder for an already vulnerable group of people to access justice. The new legal aid scheme significantly reduces the fee paid to
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18 Irish NGOs sign open letter requesting urgent relocation of young refugees displaced by Moria fire
23/9/2020 Today, as the EU publish a new Pact on Asylum and Migration, 18 NGOs from across Ireland wrote to Taoiseach Martin and Ministers Coveney, McEntee, O’Gorman and Byrne, requesting the urgent relocation of unaccompanied children and young people from Greece to Ireland following the tragic fire in Moria refugee
Concerns about ongoing safety and wellbeing of residents in Direct Provision during Covid-19 Pandemic
27/8/2020 Doras highlight renewed concerns about safety and wellbeing of residents in Direct Provision, in light of recurring clusters of Covid-19 in IPAS accommodation in recent weeks. “Since March, Doras and many other bodies have been calling for an effective response to the threat of Covid-19 in Direct Provision”, said
Doras express concerns with social welfare checks at airports
Photo: Colin Keegan 27/7/2020 Doras have expressed concerns with social welfare payment checks at airports and the subsequent cessation of pandemic unemployment payments to people who travel abroad. They are particularly concerned at potential racial profiling in the implementation of these measures, and at the manner in which they discriminate
Doras concerns about safety of residents in Direct Provision following allegation of sexual violence in a centre
10/7/2020 Doras have highlighted renewed concerns about security of residents in Direct Provision following today’s report in the Irish Times of alleged sexual assault in an IPAS accommodation centre. “People fleeing harm should not be exposed to further harm when they arrive here in Ireland”. Said John Lannon, CEO of
Doras highlights issues with accommodating victims of human trafficking in Direct Provision
26/6/2020 Limerick-based migrant and refugee support organisation Doras have highlighted issues with accommodating victims of human trafficking in Direct Provision, as well as a lack of victim identification, in light of an annual Trafficking in Persons Report launched on June 25th. According to the 2020 Trafficking in Persons Report by
Doras launches the Refugee Resettlement Toolkit with support from UNHCR on World Refugee Day
20/6/2020 Doras are pleased to announce the launch of their Refugee Resettlement Toolkit (RRT), a free resource for people working in integration, resettlement and community sponsorship, on World Refugee Day, 20th June 2020. “We are thrilled to launch this resource for community actors,” said John Lannon, Doras CEO, “which we
Doras calls on parties negotiating the next programme of government to ensure that the abolition of Direct Provision is prioritised
11/6/2020 Press release: The Limerick-based human rights and migrant support organisation Doras has issued a call to all parties negotiating the next programme of government to ensure that the abolition of direct provision is prioritised. “Direct Provision is one of our most visible forms of institutional racism” said Doras CEO
Doras Reiterates Call for Closure of Cahirsiveen Centre and Provision of Own-Door Accommodation for Residents
22/5/2020 Press release: Doras has written to Minister Flanagan seeking answers to a list of questions relating to the overcrowded conditions in which residents of Direct Provision are required to live, making it impossible for people to follow HSE COVID-19 guidelines on social distancing. This is most notably illustrated in
Doras View: The Department of Justice and Equality Response to Covid-19 in Direct Provision
29/4/2020 Department of Justice Response While the government is working to limit the spread of Covid-19, people living in Direct Provision are being left in very precarious and anxious situations. This is due to overcrowding in many centres, compounded by a lack of transparency and basic information for international protection
