The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) has today welcomed the Government’s recommendation of six new Commission Members to be proposed for appointment to serve on the Commission. The six new Commission Members proposed are: Andrew Forde, Head of Rural Regeneration at Department of Rural & Community Development / PhD Int. Human Rights…
While common EU membership had facilitated broad alignment of equality and human rights law in Ireland and Northern Ireland, there is now a real risk of increasing divergence in protections across the island of Ireland post Brexit – unless action is taken. This is the warning to members of the Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation…
Disability discrimination the highest area of public contact representing 42% of all equality related concerns Acted as amicus curiae in significant Supreme Court case about Traveller Accommodation Rights Involvement as a third party intervener in case before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg Published first Evaluation of the Implementation of the EU Anti-Trafficking…
Almost 30 years to the day since sex between men was decriminalised in Ireland, we welcome the Department of Justice’s publication of a report detailing recommendations on the introduction of a statutory scheme to enable the disregarding of relevant criminal records that arose when it was still a crime. The Irish Human Rights and Equality…
Current legislation “not fit for purpose” says Commission On World Refugee Day June 20th, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) have published recommendations on the review and reform of the family reunification provisions in the International Protection Act 2015. The Commission has consistently criticised the narrowing of access to family reunification for people…
Commission publishes UN Sustainable Development Goal recommendations to minimise economic inequality and maximise human rights Today the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) published our parallel report to the 2023 UN High-Level Political Forum as part of the second Voluntary National Review (VNR) process: Ireland and the Sustainable Development Goals. We welcomed the…
National Rapporteur on Trafficking of Human Beings Responds to US State Department’s 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (“The Commission”) welcomes the US State Department’s 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report, published today. While there has been progress made in the past year – such as the publication of the…
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) welcomes the Court of Appeal ruling concerning the making of civil orders restraining anti-social behaviour. In this case, an anti-social behaviour order was made by the District Court against an individual who was later convicted and sentenced to four months imprisonment for breach of that order….
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) notes the Supreme Court’s ruling yesterday in a case involving involuntary adoption and the constitutional rights of the child. The case centred on the adoption of a minor, known as B, who has a learning disability. On 18 and 19 April 2023, the Supreme Court heard…
Equal Access to Justice is a Fundamental Human Right says Commission In June 2022, Minister for Justice Helen McEntee initiated a review of the Civil Legal Aid Scheme for the first time in its more than 40-year history. Today the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (“Commission”) has published its Submission to the Independent Review of…