The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (“the Commission”) has today raised concern to the Council of Europe, challenging State provision of Traveller accommodation, and highlighting the State’s obligations under Article 16 of the Revised European Social Charter. Traveller accommodation planning and provision also remains incoherent and inadequate, in the absence of an independent authority…
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…
Following the alarming rise in the number of women killed in Ireland in 2022, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) has called for the urgent implementation of a multi-agency Domestic Homicide Review in its submission this week to the Group of Experts on Action Against Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO)….
Hours Worked, Pay Levels and Conditions for Groups of Workers Put Under Spotlight Significant action is needed to meet State commitments for workers in Ireland, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has set out today in its report to the Council of Europe. The report focuses on Ireland’s obligations under the Revised European Social…
Ireland’s Rights Record on Combatting Racial Discrimination Under International Scrutiny The State is failing to sufficiently tackle racism and discrimination and to live up to its international human rights obligations in combatting racial discrimination, a new report from the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (“the Commission”) to the UN sets out today. The comprehensive…