Commission welcomes Criminal Justice (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023 The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has today welcomed the publication of the Criminal Justice (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023, that will, for the first time, put into law an identification and support process for victims of trafficking and will strengthen…
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (“the Commission”) has today raised concern to the Council of Europe, challenging State provision of Traveller accommodation, and highlighting the State’s obligations under Article 16 of the Revised European Social Charter. Traveller accommodation planning and provision also remains incoherent and inadequate, in the absence of an independent authority…
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has called for refuge accommodation commitments outlined in the Third National Strategy on Domestic Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (DSGBV) to be revised, saying this should be done with a view to expanding capacity in order to comply with Council of Europe standards on ensuring protection of survivors and…
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (“the Commission”) has provided legal assistance to a group of women involved in an equal pay claim under the Employment Equality Acts. The women alleged that their employer, a hospital contractor, engaged in unequal practices as regards the women’s remuneration, and sought a resolution of the situation through…
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) has today welcomed the Government’s recommendation of six new Commission Members to be proposed for appointment to serve on the Commission. The six new Commission Members proposed are: Andrew Forde, Head of Rural Regeneration at Department of Rural & Community Development / PhD Int. Human Rights…
While common EU membership had facilitated broad alignment of equality and human rights law in Ireland and Northern Ireland, there is now a real risk of increasing divergence in protections across the island of Ireland post Brexit – unless action is taken. This is the warning to members of the Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation…
Disability discrimination the highest area of public contact representing 42% of all equality related concerns Acted as amicus curiae in significant Supreme Court case about Traveller Accommodation Rights Involvement as a third party intervener in case before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg Published first Evaluation of the Implementation of the EU Anti-Trafficking…
Almost 30 years to the day since sex between men was decriminalised in Ireland, we welcome the Department of Justice’s publication of a report detailing recommendations on the introduction of a statutory scheme to enable the disregarding of relevant criminal records that arose when it was still a crime. The Irish Human Rights and Equality…
Current legislation “not fit for purpose” says Commission On World Refugee Day June 20th, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) have published recommendations on the review and reform of the family reunification provisions in the International Protection Act 2015. The Commission has consistently criticised the narrowing of access to family reunification for people…
Commission publishes UN Sustainable Development Goal recommendations to minimise economic inequality and maximise human rights Today the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) published our parallel report to the 2023 UN High-Level Political Forum as part of the second Voluntary National Review (VNR) process: Ireland and the Sustainable Development Goals. We welcomed the…