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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
- Court Rules that RSA Regulations Block All Asylum Seekers from Getting Driving Licence 30 July 2020
- New research examines people’s hidden attitudes to minorities in Ireland 29 July 2020
- Human Rights and Equality Commission Welcomes Supreme Court Ruling in Family Rights Case 27 July 2020
- COVID Committee Told Significant Gaps and Vulnerabilities in Policy and Services have resulted in a Disproportionate Impact on People with Disabilities 17 July 2020
- Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Annual Report 2019 Published 8 July 2020
Media Library
Recent Publications
Guidance Note – COVID-19 and the Public Sector Equality and Human Rights Duty
Hidden Versus Revealed Attitudes: A List Experiment on Support for Minorities in Ireland
Submission to the EU Action Plan Against Racism Consultation Meeting 20 July 2020
COVID Committee Written Submission – The Impact of COVID-19 on People with Disabilites
Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2019