Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC
@caoilfhionnanna
Human rights lawyer. Journalist safety; arbitrary detention; child rights. 🇮🇪 Special Rapporteur on Child Protection & @_IHREC Commissioner. Writer.
In Oslo Town Hall to celebrate our inspirational, brilliant client, @mariaressa. Shortly she will be awarded the #NobelPeacePrize along with Dmitry Muratov. This is such an important moment for Maria, @rapplerdotcom & the Philippines, & for journalists globally. #HoldTheLine
#FreeJimmyLai
9/ @ScottforFlorida calls the Hong Kong govt "a puppet of Beijing." He asked, What can the world do for #JimmyLai & other political prisoners? @caoilfhionnanna to US/UK: " We believe Jimmy Lai must be released before China is taken seriously as a credible negotiating partner."
It was great to attend ytd's @SenateForeign @SFRCdems hearing spotlighting #HongKong’s fight for freedoms, with powerful testimony from @OliviaEnos @SophieDRich @_joeysiu @caoilfhionnanna. Business is not as usual in HK—the US response must meet the gravity of what’s unfolding.
1/ Yesterday, the @SenateForeign @SFRCdems' subcommittee hosted a hearing on #HongKong’s democracy & human rights—five years after Beijing’s judicial takeover with witnesses @OliviaEnos, @_joeysiu, @SophieDRich & @caoilfhionnanna. A thread on the highlights⬇️
🚨I am only sorry that @_joeysiu @OliviaEnos @caoilfhionnanna & I must speak to so many #HongKong #China govt #humanrights abuses, threats to #democracy @ July 22 @SenateForeign @SFRCdems subcmte hearing. Upside: we have plenty of 💪 recs, too! foreign.senate.gov/hearings/the-s… @CHRDnet
A privilege to be speaking with this phenomenal all female panel tomorrow. I am a witness alongside @SophieDRich @_joeysiu @OliviaEnos at tomorrow’s hearing @SenateForeign @SFRCdems. We’ll be discussing #HongKong, human rights & the rule of law in the past 5 years.
🚨I am only sorry that @_joeysiu @OliviaEnos @caoilfhionnanna & I must speak to so many #HongKong #China govt #humanrights abuses, threats to #democracy @ July 22 @SenateForeign @SFRCdems subcmte hearing. Upside: we have plenty of 💪 recs, too! foreign.senate.gov/hearings/the-s… @CHRDnet
Our deepest thanks to @PedroPizano and the @McCainInstitute’s Freedom for Political Prisoners Initiative for their steadfast support of the global campaign to #FreeJimmyLai. We're honored to stand together in defense of press freedom and human rights. @caoilfhionnanna
Veteran journalist @jrezaian and @caoilfhionnanna, head of Jimmy Lai’s international legal team, stood together at the @PressClubDC today to affirm their call for Lai's immediate release. We’re deeply grateful to @PFC_NPC @mccarrennews for their continued support and partnership…
📢#FreeMzia echoes across Georgia and beyond. Washington Post’s Press Freedom Initiative newsletter features Mzia Amaglobeli. @caoilfhionnanna speaks with @jrezaian about Mzia’s case and Monday’s court hearing in Batumi, Georgia, where she testified. Thanks to you both, and…
A privilege to stand with these brilliant women yesterday, clutching a book by another brilliant woman, @mariaressa, and standing in solidarity with the remarkable #MziaAmaglobeli. #FreeMzia #JournalismIsNotACrime @irmadimitradze @RukhadzeTamar @GypsyStrategy @gulnozas
✊Together with @RukhadzeTamar attending Mzia’s hearing with this amazing team (not everyone is in the photo). Mzia’s banner, @mariaressa’s book, and the wonderful @caoilfhionnanna, @GypsyStrategy , and @gulnozas. #FreeMzia #HowToStandUpToADictator
The world's top press freedom groups on Sunday threw their support behind a jailed Georgian journalist, warning that her prosecution signalled deepening repression as Tbilisi cracks down on dissenting voices. #FreeMzia barrons.com/news/global-pr… via @BarronsOnline
📢#Georgia: CPJ's @GypsyStrategy and @gulnozas joined reps of @globalfreemedia and @RSF_inter and ambassadors from multiple European countries to monitor the trial of jailed journalist Mzia Amaglobeli. CPJ calls on Georgian authorities to release Amaglobeli immediately #FreeMzia
✊Together with @RukhadzeTamar attending Mzia’s hearing with this amazing team (not everyone is in the photo). Mzia’s banner, @mariaressa’s book, and the wonderful @caoilfhionnanna, @GypsyStrategy , and @gulnozas. #FreeMzia #HowToStandUpToADictator
Child protection referrals to Tusla reached record high in 2024 - the agency said that cost-of-living pressures and the impact of the housing crisis on families is resulting in more complex cases. thejournal.ie/tusla-annual-r…
Today marks 20 years since the #7/7 London Bombings devastated London & profoundly impacted so many lives across the world. Today my thoughts are with the 52 bereaved families & the survivors. Every year I re-read the inquest pen portraits. Please read. And please remember.
Thinking today of all those bereaved - 52 families - & the survivors of the 7/7 London Bombings, 18 years ago today. Every year, I read the pen portraits from the 2010/11 inquests. A reminder of the devastating human impact. If you can take the time, do read them. Links follow.
Law Society of Ireland Gazette: ‘Tackling states’ attempts to silence critics abroad’ A short piece about my recent paper on Transnational Repression at the recent @LawSocIreland ‘Defending Democracy’ Summer School: lawsociety.ie/gazette/top-st…
𝗦𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗺𝗼𝘀 𝗮𝗾𝘂í. 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗺𝗼𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼. 𝗬 𝗻𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿á𝗻. Mi papá, el periodista #JoseRubénZamora, lleva más de 1,050 días detenido arbitrariamente por decir la verdad. Su historia es también la del ataque global contra la libertad de prensa.…
Journalist Jose Rubén Zamora has been arbitrarily detained in Guatemala for 1,050 days. The baseless charges are meant to send a message to all Guatemalan journalists who seek to speak truth to power. His son, @jczamora, shares a warning for US reporters: tinyurl.com/3r7uhk7j
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Down by the Danube. As Joyce observed, “love loves to love love.”
Thanks @TodaywithClaire @RTERadio1 for inviting me on today. A wide-ranging discussion (with some curveballs - quite a few unexpected issues!) on law, life and more. rte.ie/radio/radio1/c… @LawSocIreland @rte
