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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.
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Recent Posts
- Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Annual Report 2020 Published 14 July 2021
- Accounts of First Council-by-Council Equality Review on Traveller Accommodation in History of State Published 14 July 2021
- Grave Concerns on State’s Resolve to Redress Aging Victims of Historic Schools Abuses 7 July 2021
- Commission Assists Court of Criminal Appeal in Case Relating to Rights of Accused Persons 5 July 2021
- Ireland Fails to meet ‘Minimum Standards for the Elimination of Trafficking’ and is Kept on US Government Tier 2 Watchlist 1 July 2021
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Recent Publications
Submission on the General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill
Annual Report 2020
Communication of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission with regard to the Information submitted by Ireland on 8 June 2021 on the execution of the judgment of the Grand Chamber in O’Keeffe v. Ireland.
Legal Submissions DPP v RK & LM
Monitoring Decent Work in Ireland