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Michael Farrell (born 1944 ) is an Irish Civil Rights Activist and former leader of People's Democracy . Farrell was educated at and was Interned Without Trial for six weeks from 9 August 1971 . Imprisoned for breach of the peace in 1973 , Farrell and another PD member, Tony Canavan, went on Hunger Strike in demand of political status. The strike lasted for thirty-four days before they were released. In the 1980s he campaigned for the release of victims of miscarriage of justice cases in England and in the Republic Of Ireland , including the Birmingham Six . He also campaigned against political censorship under Section 31 Of The Broadcasting Act in Ireland. Farrell was co-chairperson of the Irish Council For Civil Liberties from 1995 to 2001. He was appointed a member of the Irish Human Rights Commission in 2001 and re-appointed in October 2006. In 2005 he was appointed to the Steering Committee of the National Action Plan Against Racism. He is a solicitor currently working for Free Legal Advice Centres, Dublin, and has brought cases to the European Court Of Human Rights and the UN Human Rights Committee. PUBLISHED WORKS
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