The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (“the Commission”) has provided legal assistance to a man in a discrimination claim under the Employment Equality Acts. The man commenced employment with the respondent employer over a decade ago and on reaching the age of 66 was made to retire. He had alleged that his contract of…
Significant public investment had protective and stabilising role, study finds, but inequality persists A new study from the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) and the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), published today, explores the equality impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the labour market, comparing the situation pre- and post-pandemic. Findings…
Caithfidh an Stát imeacht ó bhreathnú ar chearta mar nithe carthanacha, roghnacha agus áiseanna, agus dul chun cinn a dhéanamh ar shamhail bunaithe ar chearta Teastaíonn athrú ó bhonn i gcur chuige an Stáit i leith cearta eacnamaíocha, sóisialta agus cultúrtha (‘cearta ESC’) má tá sé le deireadh a chur le bochtaineacht, soláthar seirbhíse poiblí…
D’fhógair Coimisiún na hÉireann um Chearta an Duine agus Comhionannas (‘an Coimisiún’) inniu go bhfuil sé beartaithe ag a Phríomh-Choimisinéir, Sinéad Gibney, éirí as, le héifeacht ón 15 Márta. Beidh Sinéad ag lorg ainmniúchán mar iarrthóir toghcháin i mí an Mheithimh. Ba mhaith leis an gCoimisiún buíochas a ghabháil le Sinéad as an méid a…
More action needed to harmonise equality and human rights protections on island of Ireland People all across the island of Ireland should have the same human rights and equality protections, according to a massive 81% of respondents to a new public awareness survey. The poll was carried out in Ireland on behalf of the Irish…
Commission meets Council of Europe Committee to discuss State protection of National Minorities The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) will today meet with the expert Advisory Committee of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM), to discuss Ireland’s progress in promoting and protecting minority rights. Under the FCNM, Ireland…
D’fheidhmigh an Coimisiún Ról Amicus Curiae sa Chás os comhair na Cúirte Uachtaraí Cuireann Coimisiún na hÉireann um Chearta an Duine agus Comhionannas (an “Coimisiún”) fáilte roimh bhreithiúnas tábhachtach ón gCúirt Uachtarach i gcás coiriúil a phléigh an bhfuil freaschur an dualgais cruthúnais ar dhuine cúisithe ceadaithe ar “chothrom na dóchúlachta” agus aird ar an…
Idirdhealú mar gheall ar mhíchumas ar an réimse is mó a raibh an pobal i dteagmháil faoi, agus 42% de na ceisteanna a bhain le comhionannas ag plé leis an míchumas Ghníomhaigh mar amicus curiae i gcás suntasach sa Chúirt Uachtarach faoi Chearta Cóiríochta don Lucht Siúil Páirteach mar idiragraí tríú páirtí i gcás sa…
Court of Appeal decision recognises seriousness of trafficking and offence of organising prostitution The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) today welcomed the clarity provided by the Court of Appeal in providing sentencing guidance for trafficking offences that clearly recognises the seriousness of trafficking and the offence of organising prostitution. The Court ruled…
The first National Anti-Trafficking Report of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) as Ireland’s National Rapporteur on Human Trafficking was published today, at a high-level event which saw Europe’s leading anti-trafficking figures from the EU, OSCE and Council of Europe speaking about the State’s anti-Trafficking response. The recent mass displacement of people…