The passing of today’s formal Dáil motion on Ireland’s ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) has been met with a commitment to participation in the monitoring of the Convention by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (“The Commission”). The Commission has marked today’s Dáil motion on ratification…
Seven members, including five new members of the Commission have been nominated to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (the ‘Commission’). Following an open competitive process run by the Public Appointments Service, the following seven individuals have been nominated for appointment by President Michael D. Higgins to the Commission, for a five-year term: Tony…
Commission Exercised Amicus Curiae Role in Case The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) welcomes today’s final order of the Court of Appeal, in which it appeared as amicus curiae (“friend of the Court”). The case focused what it means to be a “voluntary patient” in a psychiatric hospital. The core issue in…
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (“the Commission”) has today published its formal input to the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission as Ireland’s National Human Rights and Equality body was invited to make its submission by the Commission on the Future of Policing in…
Commission Exercised Role as Amicus Curiae in Landmark Case The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (the ‘Commission’) which has since 2016 exercised its function as amicus curiae (friend of the court) in the landmark Supreme Court case on the right of an individual living in direct provision to earn a livelihood, has welcomed today’s final…
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (“the Commission”) has responded to findings published by the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) in its review of Ireland’s performance under the European Social Charter covering the years 2012 to 2015. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission as Ireland’s National Human Rights and Equality body submitted…
The statutory Joint Committee established under the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement to consider human rights issues in the island of Ireland, will meet in Dublin today to address the human rights and equality impacts of UK withdrawal from the EU. Simon Coveney T.D, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade with responsibility for Brexit, will…
It is with deep sadness that the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) has learned of the death of former Justice Donal Barrington. Donal Barrington was a ground-breaking figure in the establishment of Ireland’s human rights framework. His lifelong passion for human rights and social justice shaped Ireland’s human rights environment, and his…
Commission Provided Legal Representation in Bringing Case The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) provided legal assistance to a woman in her successful challenge of discrimination under the ‘housing assistance’ ground in the provision of accommodation. The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) which heard the case, determined that she had been directly discriminated against…
Commission Provided Legal Representation to Group The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (the ‘Commission’) has welcomed a settlement secured in a case of members of the Traveller community denied service in a licensed premises. The individuals involved applied jointly to the District Court for redress under the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003 with legal representation…