Dr Niloufar Omidi, a human rights lawyer based at the University of Limerick, has not spoken to her family since then. “All of my messages, they just have one tick, there’s no double tick, so it means that they were not delivered. More than 2,500 people have been killed, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, but the death toll is expected to rise significantly. As a human rights lawyer, I have a duty to advocate for those whose rights are being violated. “Ireland has a strong moral and human rights reputation globally ...

Source: The Irish Times January 17, 2026 02:06 UTC