The Law Society of Ireland has welcomed the election of Irish lawyer Professor Michael O’Flaherty as the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, following a vote by the Council’s Parliamentary Assembly in Strasbourg on 24 January 2024.
President of the Law Society of Ireland, Barry MacCarthy, said, “I would like to congratulate Michael O’Flaherty on his election as the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights. We are proud to see an Irish person take on the important role of international human rights advocate.
“Defending human rights law and upholding human rights institutions are fundamental to democracy and the rule of law. We are in a period of global uncertainty and growing challenges to the rule of law, which should remind each of us that we cannot take our individual and collective human rights for granted.
“There is work to do to promote and protect human rights for all and we all have a role to play. As Commissioner, Professor O'Flaherty has been recognised for his expertise in the field of human rights and his dedication to the protection of human rights in Ireland and throughout the world. We wish him well for his term.”
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