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The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission is Ireland’s national human rights and equality institution. We are an independent public body that accounts directly to the Oireachtas.
Our purpose is to promote and protect human rights and equality in Ireland and build a culture of respect for human rights, equality and intercultural understanding in the State.
Press Releases
Recent Posts
- Significant Reform Needed to Proposed Mental Health Policy and Law 17 May 2022
- Human Rights and Equality Commission to Appear in Supreme Court Surrogacy, Citizenship and Children’s Rights Case 16 May 2022
- Rights of Bereaved Families at Inquests Set Out in New Publication 6 May 2022
- New Report Shows Housing Assistance Discrimination Continues to be Prevalent Despite Being Illegal 27 April 2022
- Minister O’Gorman Launches New Equality and Human Rights Module for Public Service 25 April 2022
Media Library
Recent Publications
Submission on the General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill
Simplified Information on the Rights of Families at Inquest
Information on the Rights of Families at Inquests
Housing Assistance and Discrimination – A Scoping Study on the ‘Housing Assistance Ground’ under the Equal Status Acts 2000-2018
Submission to the Minister for Justice on the General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Digital Recording) Bill