‘The centenary of International Women’s Day is an historic milestone on the journey towards equality for women. While much progress has been made on securing greater rights for women, there are still barriers preventing women from having the same opportunities as men in a range of areas’ said Renee Dempsey, CEO of the Equality Authority….
Dr Maurice Manning, President of the Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) addressed the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on Wednesday 23 February 2011. Dr Manning called on the Irish State to produce an adequately resourced National Action Plan on Human Rights that would coherently and systematically combat racial discrimination, and involve the…
The Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) today briefed the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on Ireland’s record on combating racial discrimination in advance of the Committee’s examination of Ireland’s 3rd and 4th combined periodic reports to the UN on its efforts to meet its human rights obligations under the Convention…
The Equality Authority welcomes the successful outcome of an Equal Status Act case on the provision of housing for an older man published today. The Equality Authority represented the claimant Mr Mc Greal who was a tenant of Cluid Housing, Tuam, who successfully proved he was discriminated on the grounds of his age when they…
The Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) appears today before the High Court as amicus curiae (non-partisan friend of the court) in human rights proceedings entitled E.D. v. The Director of Public Prosecutions. The case concerns the operation of Section 12 of the Immigration Act 2004. This provision makes it a criminal offence for a non-national…
The Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) praised the work of the Dignity Project, led by the Immigrant Council of Ireland and the Dublin Employment Pact, to achieve a more co-ordinated and integrated approach to tackling prostitution and trafficking in Ireland. In particular, the Project has promoted greater inter-agency partnership (among policing, health, accommodation and…
Calls again for immediate introduction of independent inspections The Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) appeared today before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children to present the findings of its Enquiry Report into services available to a group of adults with a severe to profound intellectual disability in the John Paul Centre, Galway. Published…
13 January 2011Press Statement IHRC welcomes High Court decision permitting it to appear in cases concerning deportation of parents of Irish children The Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) welcomed the decision of the High Court (Hogan J) today allowing the IHRC to appear before it as an amicus curiae or ‘friend of the court’ to…
Welcome to the winter edition of the Irish Human Rights Commission’s (IHRC) Human Rights E-Bulletin. The IHRC is Ireland’s National Human Rights Institution with a statutory remit under the Human Rights Commission Act 2000 to ensure that the human rights of all people in Ireland are promoted and protected in law, policy and practice. This…
Statement by Dr Maurice Manning, President, Irish Human Rights Commission, on the death of Professor Kevin Boyle I have learnt with great sadness of the death of Professor Kevin Boyle. Throughout his life, Kevin was a persuasive and tireless voice for human rights. From his work with the civil rights movement through to his…