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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
How to implement the Public Sector Equality and Human Rights Duty
Changing Places facility
Ireland and the UN Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Press Releases
Recent Posts
- Father Wins Case Against Dublin Letting Agent’s Housing Discrimination 19 November 2020
- Human Rights and Equality Commission Granted Leave to Appear as Amicus Curiae in Disability Rights Case 18 November 2020
- More Inclusive Spent Conviction Scheme Key to Offender Rehabilitation and Reintegration 9 November 2020
- The Garda Síochána Discriminated Against Older Recruits on Age Ground 4 November 2020
- Statement from the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission 29 October 2020
Media Library
Recent Publications
Submission to the Joint-Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters on its work programme
Review of the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016
A Guide the Employment Equality Acts
A Guide to the Equal Status Acts
Letter to Assistant Commissioner Dublin Metropolitan Region re Use of Anti-Spit Guards by An Garda Síochána