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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.
Highlighted Areas
Discrimination and Inequality in Housing in Ireland
Public Sector Equality and Human Rights Duty
Changing Places facility now available at Commission offices
Press Releases
Recent Posts
- Care by families is an important public good and should be recognised, Commission Tells Oireachtas Committee 19 September 2018
- Primacy of Human Rights in the Future of Policing in Ireland Welcomed by Human Rights and Equality Commission 18 September 2018
- Victims of Child Sexual Abuse Being Forced Through the Courts by State Response to O’Keeffe Judgment Warns Human Rights and Equality Commission 10 September 2018
- Focus on the Contribution of All in the Home in Proposed Article 41.2 Referendum Says Human Rights and Equality Commission 5 September 2018
- Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission to Assist Court in Family Reunification Cases 28 June 2018
