Last week on my way in to meet with members of the UN Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights, I noticed a striking photograph of Mary Robinson when she held the position of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. In my experience, UN treaty bodies invariably reference her leadership and Ireland’s strong reputation as…
On the 10th of December every year, Human Rights Day commemorates the date on which the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, proclaiming its principles as the “common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations.” This year’s UN slogan, Human Rights 365, encompasses the idea that every day…
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC), today, appears before the High Court as amicus curiae (friend of the Court) in the extradition proceedings entitled the Attorney General v. Ali Charaf Damache (2013/51 EXT). In the extradition proceedings, the respondent objects, on human rights grounds, to his proposed extradition to the United States of…
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The Irish Human Right and Equality Commission (IHREC) today published its recommendations on the Garda Síochána (Amendment No. 3) Bill 2014 (“The Bill”). The IHREC submitted these recommendations to Frances Fitzgerald T.D., Minister for Justice and Equality in accordance with its own volition powers under the Irish Human Rights and Commission Act 2014. The Commission…
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission today wrote to the Minister for Justice and Equality Frances Fitzgerald T.D. expressing concern at the recent Government announcement of the Surgical Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme. Addressing the Commission’s concerns, Chief Commissioner Emily Logan said: “The Commission wrote in detail to the Government on 1 October last recommending that…
Responding to today’s Judgment of the Supreme Court in the surrogacy appeal of MR & Anor –v- An t-Ard Chlaraitheoir & Ors in which the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission previously appeared, the Commission called on the Government to enact legislation to secure the rights of children and parents in light of the Supreme…
Today marks the establishment in law of the new Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, an independent statutory body which I have been honoured to be appointed to, following an open and competitive process, a process cited by the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality. The new body brings together the Irish Human Rights…
The Chief Commissioner and Members of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission will be appointed today by President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins to their positions and receive their warrants of appointment in a ceremony to be held at Áras An Uachtaráin at 11am. The Commission’s appointment takes place on the eve of the…
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Designate (IHREC Designate) Equality Mainstreaming Conference Think Equality Act Equality takes place today in Dublin Castle, Dublin 2. The aim of the conference is to highlight the positive impact on inequality that employers and service providers can have by integrating a focus on equality in the workplace and…