Dublin, Ireland (LifeNews.com) -- The leading human rights watchdog in Europe is blasting Ireland today for not having legalized abortion. The new 58-page report on the human rights conditions in Ireland from the Council of Europe comes after a visit to the nation in November by Thomas Hammarberg.

Hammarberg is the human rights commissioner at the Council of Europe and he met with several politicians and representatives of non-governmental organizations on his trip.