The Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) has been elected chair of the European Group of National Human Rights Institutions for the next two years, the first time Ireland has received this honour. The Commission was elected into this role at the European Co-ordinating Committee meeting on Friday (September 29th) in Athens. President of the IHRC, […]
Observations on the Scheme of the Coroners Bill submitted to Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. The IHRC submitted its observations on the Scheme of the Coroners Bill to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on Wednesday, 20th September, 2006. The Scheme of the Bill had been forwarded by the Minister to […]
The Irish Human Rights Commission was invited to address Iraqi parliamentarians at a Human Rights Workshop aimed at providing models of good practice for human rights institutions and practice in Iraq. The workshop, which concludes today, is organised jointly by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN Assistance Mission for […]
“I wish to pay tribute to all Commissioners who have served with such commitment and diligence on the first board of the Irish Human Rights Commission" stated the President of the IHRC, Dr. Maurice Manning, today marking the end of the first 5-year term of the Commission. “Fourteen Commissioners were appointed in July 2001 amidst […]
In a case involving a wheelchair user denied access to toilet facilities, the Equality Authority today welcomed a consent Order made by Judge O’Donnell of the District Court that Searson’s Pub Baggot Street, discriminated against a customer with a disability. Searson’s undertook as part of the Order to provide wheelchair accessible toilets in accordance with […]
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE IRISH HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, DR. MAURICE MANNING, ON THE REPORT OF SENATOR DICK MARTY, RAPPORTEUR TO THE COMMITTEE ON LEGAL AFFAIRS AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE The report of Senator Marty is persuasive if not conclusive, and gives credence to the concerns already raised by the […]
The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform was today presented with a research report commissioned by the Irish Human Rights Commission on the rights of same-sex and opposite-sex cohabiting couples. The report entitled The Rights of de facto Couples was written by Judy Walsh and Fergus Ryan and outlines the international human rights standards […]
Michael Mc Dowell T.D., Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform will today launch the 2005 Annual Report of the Equality Authority. During 2005 the Equality Authority assisted the CSO in developing a special survey on equality. This found that for the population aged 18 years and over that 12.5% had experienced discrimination within the […]
The Human Rights Commission warmly welcomes the initiative of An Garda Síochána and Crimestoppers in highlighting the incidence of human trafficking in Ireland and alerting us to the potential for such abuse to increase. "Trafficking in human beings constitutes one of the most severe violations of human rights in the world today. It has been […]
"Wilful blindness on the part of states to the ultimate purpose of extra-ordinary renditions is unacceptable. The focus on this matter must be on the purpose of renditions. Where there is a risk of torture, there shouldn’t be any resort to diplomatic assurances" stated Louise Arbour, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights at a […]