Alan Shatter T.D., Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, today, launched the Irish Human Rights Commission’s (IHRC) 2010 Annual Report. At the launch, the IHRC called on the Government to further strengthen Ireland’s human rights structures and to make 14 other voluntary commitments before Ireland’s human rights record is reviewed by the United Nations this…
The IHRC welcomes the publication of the Report of the Gender Recognition Advisory Group, established under the auspices of the Department of Social Protection. The IHRC contributed to the work of the Advisory Group by making a written submission in October 2010 This submission followed the publication of the IHRC Policy Submission on the Rights…
IHRC calls on Government to make voluntary commitments in advance of UN examination The Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) is calling on the Irish Government to take 15 steps to advance human rights protection before the Irish State’s human rights record is examined under the United Nations (UN) Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the Human…
Ruairi Quinn T.D., Minister for Education & Skills today launched the Irish Human Rights Commission’s (IHRC) report Human Rights Education in Ireland – An Overview. The 240 page report maps the current situation of human rights education in Ireland across a range of sectors, including in the civil and public service and makes recommendations for…
The HSE Crisis Pregnancy Programme (CPP) and the Equality Authority today released ‘Pregnancy at Work: A National Survey’ – a major new research report which presents the findings of Ireland’s first nationally representative survey of women’s experiences at work during and after pregnancy. The majority of mothers with young children and women of childbearing age…
The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the Irish Human Rights Commission have today presented their advice on a Charter of Rights for the island of Ireland and have forwarded this to the UK and Irish Governments. They have recommended that human rights standards currently signed up to by the two governments should be used…
Statement by Dr Maurice Manning, President, Irish Human Rights Commission, on the death of Professor Kader Asmal "I have learnt with great sadness of the death of Professor Kader Asmal. Kader was a great friend of Ireland and a champion of human rights both in Ireland and beyond, who also made a lasting contribution…
The IHRC has today welcomed the Government’s commitment to introduce HIQA inspections in residential centres for persons with an intellectual disability. This commitment, when fulfilled, will meet one of the key recommendations in the IHRC’s recent enquiry Report on the Human Rights Issues Arising from the Operation of a Residential and Day Care Centre for…
The Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) today gave a cautious welcome to the Government decision to address the recommendations made by both the IHRC and the UN Committee Against Torture on the Magdalene Laundries. It also welcomed the recent statement by four religious congregations on the matter. In its November 2010 Assessment Report on the…
Seminar to focus on older people’s access to health and travel insurance. The eighth annual Say No To Ageism Week was launched in the Bedford Hall, Dublin Castle today by Anne Sophie Parent of the EU’s AGE platform. The event jointly organised by the Equality Authority and the Health Service Executive is funded under the…