Commission’s Amicus Curiae Legal Submissions Published Following Hearing The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (the ‘Commission’) has published written legal submissions to the Court of Criminal Appeal in exercise of its amicus curiae (‘friend of the court’) function in a significant case on the rights of accused persons and procedural safeguards required for a fair…
National Rapporteur on Trafficking of Human Beings Responds to US State Department’s 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (“The Commission”) has responded with concern to the US State Departments 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report, published today, which confirms that Ireland is to remain for the second year running on…
Commission also seeks progress on Individual complaints mechanism for people with disabilities under Convention The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (“The Commission”) has called on the Minister for Equality and the Minister of State for Disability to commit to an annual Dáil statement on how Ireland is meeting its human rights obligations for people…
Openness and transparency about process of CoI Report into Mother and Baby Homes is key to transitional justice The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has today added its voice to calls, from survivors and members of Government and the Oireachtas, that members of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes accept…
Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission/ESRI Publish First-of-its-Kind Study on Decent Work. 2 June 2021 – New research sets out how young people, people with disabilities, Travellers and East European migrants are at much higher risk of disadvantage around employment, and have less access to what the International Labour Organisation defines as decent work. The…
Commission Granted Right to Appear as Amicus Curiae The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (the ‘Commission’) has today been granted leave by the Court of Appeal to exercise its amicus curiae (‘friend of the court’) function in a significant case on the rights of accused persons and procedural safeguards required for a fair trial….
The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC), Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI), and the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) have heard EU exit concerns human rights and equality from civil society organisations from both sides of the border. The ‘Rights After Brexit’ virtual event, hosted by the Centre for Cross Border Studies,…
Step Comes After Years of Advocacy and Engagement 13 May 2021 – The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission warmly welcomes this morning’s news that all of Ireland’s High Street banks will, from today accept State-issued documents for asylum seekers and refugees to be able to open a bank account “without undue difficulty.” Today’s joint…
Commission Makes First EU Contribution as Ireland’s National Rapporteur on Trafficking of Human Beings The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission is today providing its first independent update to the European Union on Ireland’s response to tackling the trafficking of human beings. The Commission will set out to EU Partners that the State is currently…
The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI) and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC), along with the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC), today briefed the Assembly Committee for the Executive Office on their ongoing work on ensuring the protection of equality and human rights following Brexit. The ECNI Chief Commissioner, Geraldine McGahey,…