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Tue 04 Apr 2003Rights body 'to use powers to the full'
The head of the new Human Rights Commission, Dr Maurice Manning, has said the body would conduct inquiries into human rights violations, and would appear in court alongside litigants like Mr Jamie Sinnott or the non-national parents of Irish-born children.
Outlining the commission's first strategic plan yesterday, Dr Manning said it would make considered comments on Ireland's position on the war in Iraq, the proposed amendments to the Freedom of Information Bill and the Criminal Trespass legislation in the coming weeks.
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