The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) notes that a significant decision today in a legal case on the quality of social housing in Ireland raises serious concerns in relation to Ireland’s social housing provision, and requires urgent action by the Government and Local Authorities. The European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) found […]
Commission to Appear as Amicus Curiae in Case The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) has today been granted liberty by the Court of Appeal to exercise its amicus curiae (‘friend of the court’) function in an important case relating to the right of persons detained in mental health hospitals to challenge orders (‘renewal orders’) authorising […]
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) welcomes the publication today, alongside Budget 2018, of a policy paper on Equality Budgeting by the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure & Reform. The publication shows progress in setting out, for the first time, a focused approach to equality budgeting in the 2018 budgetary cycle. Minister […]
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (“The Commission”) will today appear before the Oireachtas Joint-Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution. The Commission has been invited to appear before the Joint-Committee, in its role as the independent national human rights and equality body for Ireland, directly accountable to the Oireachtas. The Commission’s functions as set out […]
Healthcare, Residential Facilities and Garda Station Inspection Gaps Ten years to the day after Ireland signalled its intention to ratify the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture (OPCAT), State ratification has yet to occur. A new report on “Ireland and the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture” being launched this Monday […]
Commission exercised amicus function in ‘P Case’ focused on protection regime The Council of Europe report on Ireland’s action against trafficking in human beings, has pointed to continued State failings in actions to identify and sufficiently protect trafficking victims in Ireland. Ireland’s compliance with the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings […]
Commission Provided Legal Representation to Family The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (the ‘Commission’) welcomes the decision by Donegal County Council to agree to quash its decision to defer housing support to a Traveller family, including two children with serious medical needs, who have been living in the County without basic facilities, including running […]
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) welcomes the detailed examination of Ireland by the UN Committee against Torture (‘the UN Committee’) which took place in Geneva in July, and the associated “concluding observations” published on the 11th August, which offer detailed recommendations to the State. The Commission, as Ireland’s national human rights […]
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (the ‘Commission’) has today welcomed procedures from leading property website MyHome.ie to manage property advertisements that have the potential to breach equality legislation. Throughout 2016 the Commission engaged in an information campaign advising the public and property suppliers of the change in the law and providing detailed information […]
Ireland’s Rights Record on Torture and Degrading Treatment Under Scrutiny 18th July – A report to assess Ireland’s performance on combatting torture and ill treatment has been published today by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (“the Commission”). The detailed monitoring report provided to the UN, brings forward eighty recommendations for State action, ahead […]