The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (“the Commission”) has today announced the 28 organisations to be awarded a total of €350,000 in funding for projects under its Human Rights and Equality Grants Scheme 2019. Now in its fourth year, the 2019 grant programme awards small grants of up to €6,000 and general grants of…
Recommendations for Justice Cooperation that Prioritises Human Rights Protections Published by Joint Commission Established under Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement. 22nd August 2019 – A high level of North-South police cooperation is necessary for the safe enjoyment of human rights by all on the island of Ireland. This cooperation has been strongly underpinned by EU tools…
Decision finds Daft Media Limited ‘vicariously liable’ for online adverts, with likely implications for other Irish platforms hosting discriminatory content The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) has won its almost three-year long legal action against Daft Media Limited’s publication online of discriminatory rental adverts on its property website daft.ie. The website reports…
Imperative that government pursue an inclusive and transparent selection process for the appointment of members of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) has set out to the Minister for Justice and Equality its determination that upcoming appointments to the Commission should be carried out in…
Commission Welcomes Decision Having Exercised Amicus Function in Landmark Daly v. Nano Nagle Case The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) has welcomed today’s important Supreme Court ruling on the rights of persons with disabilities to have reasonable accommodation made in workplaces as set out in legislation. The Supreme Court judgment, delivered this…
Commission Appears as Amicus Curiae in Case The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) has today appeared before the Supreme Court as amicus curiae (‘friend of the court’) in an internationally significant case relating to the European Arrest Warrants system and the right to a fair trial. The Commission, in its legal submissions to the…
Commission Granted Amicus Curiae Role in Supreme Court Case The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (“the Commission”) has been granted liberty by the Supreme Court to exercise its amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) function in a case exploring how separated parents exercising joint custody of their children are treated when applying for housing assistance…
Commission to Appear as Amicus Curiae in Supreme Court Case The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (“the Commission”) has today been granted liberty by the Supreme Court to exercise its amicus curiae (‘friend of the court’) function in a case focused on marriage and family rights. The case (MKFS v. the Minister for Justice and Equality) is…
Ireland third highest weekly hours of unpaid work for both men and women across EU 28 Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission/ESRI Findings Published 9th July 2019 – 45% of women and 29% of men provide care for others on a daily basis according to new research entitled “Caring and Unpaid Work in Ireland” published…
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (the ‘Commission’) welcomes the decision of Mr Justice Iarfhlaith O’Neill, that survivors of child sexual abuse in National Schools cannot be excluded from the State’s ex gratia (out of court) payment scheme because they have not established a ‘prior complaint’ against their abuser. In November 2017, Mr Justice…