In the wake of the RTÉ Investigates programme detailing the collection of information on children with autism involved in legal challenges to the State for access to basic services, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission calls today on the Department of Health to publish its independent review of the practice at the earliest possible…
Appeal by Mother Seeking to Secure Driving Licence to Access Work and Childcare Rejected by High Court The High Court has rejected an appeal by an Asylum Seeker, supported by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’), that she had been discriminated against by the Road Safety Authority (‘the RSA’) when they refused…
New rules introduced in 2016 have made it harder for refugees to unite with their family members, according to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. Speaking at a joint event today, both organisations have set out that the more restrictive measures in the International Protection Act 2015 mean…
Council of Europe Findings on Housing in Ireland Sees State in Breach of its Obligations The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (“the Commission”) has welcomed today’s the Council of Europe’s finding that the State remains in breach of its obligations under the European Social Charter to provide appropriate accommodation to Travellers and social housing tenants…
Human Rights and Equality Commission Recommends Balancing of Competing Rights in New Law – Measures must be Legal, Necessary and Proportionate The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (“The Commission”) has set out concerns that a new law being prepared to build online safety and strengthen media regulation, has no detail on the role or…
€350,000 programme will support projects to progress rights and combat racism Organisations from across Ireland who are working on issues of human rights and equality are invited to apply to the Human Rights and Equality Grant Scheme 2021-22, opening today. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (“the Commission”) will award small grants of up…
Commission Warns that Ireland Risks Failing People Who Have Been Smuggled Here Legislation necessary to bring Ireland in line with EU and UN standards on combatting the trafficking of human beings currently falls short on protecting people who have been smuggled, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (“The Commission”) has told Oireachtas Members in…
Commission Provides Legal Representation to Woman in Labour Court Appeal The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (the Commission) has welcomed An Post’s decision to withdraw its appeal from the Labour Court, in a case centred on discriminatory conditions in a fixed-term contract. The Commission provided legal representation to the woman in the Labour Court,…
Consistent Political Commitment Now Needed to Deliver an Ambitious and Dignified International Protection System The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has welcomed the publication of the White Paper on Direct Provision. In December the Commission published its recommendations on the Government’s Direct Provision White Paper to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and…
Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission/TCD Research Suggests Minorities and Young People Disproportionally impacted. “Delegation of legislative power to the Minister for Health has resulted in a black hole for the consideration of human rights and equality concerns” – Report New research published today by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (the Commission) has…