Press Releases

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) recently provided legal assistance to a US national and disability advocate, who was granted leave last October by the High Court to challenge an immigration decision by way of judicial review. The applicant sought to challenge the decision of the Minister for Justice to refuse an…

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) has been granted leave by the Supreme Court to exercise its Amicus Curiae (‘friend of the court’) function, in an important case relating to adoption and the constitutional rights of the child. The case centres on the adoption of a minor known as B, who has…

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) has today launched a significant national awareness campaign entitled Care About Equality. This is the third in the “Because we’re all human/ Means we’re all equal” series of campaigns. While previous campaigns focussed on attitudes to racism and disability, Care About Equality challenges entrenched societal attitudes towards…

The fact that no child victims of trafficking have been identified by the State in the past two years shows ‘significant gaps’ in the States’ current identification processes, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) told the Oireachtas today. Addressing the Joint Committee on Justice, Commission member Dr. Salome Mbugua said: “When you…

Poll Highlighting Discrimination Marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities   More than 8 in 10 Irish people (83%) agree that people with disabilities face barriers to participating in Irish life, while more than half (54%) say that disabled people do not receive equal opportunities in terms of employment, in a new national poll published…

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) recently gave legal assistance to a Ukrainian national and member of the Roma community in relation to his application for Temporary Protection in Ireland under section 60 of the International Protection Act 2015. The man’s application was initially refused on arrival in Ireland in November 2022 at…

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (‘the Commissions’) have today launched their Annual Joint Report, their first since they took over their new roles in respect of Protocol Article 2. It outlines the joint work of the Commissions in providing oversight…