Reports to International Bodies
Ireland has signed up to a range of international and regional human rights treaties and Conventions. Ireland’s human rights and equality record under these treaties and conventions is periodically reviewed by independent committees that form part of the United Nations and Council of Europe monitoring framework.
As Ireland’s national human rights and equality institution, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission actively engages with this process by providing oral and written submissions – called ‘parallel reports’ – on key challenges for the protection of human rights and equality in Ireland. These UN and Council of Europe reviews result in recommendations addressed to the Irish Government on measures that should be taken to comply with international, European and national human rights and equality law.
This section sets out recent reports to these bodies.
Recently Published Parallel Reports
Ireland and the Convention against Torture
Ireland and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
Ireland and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
IHREC Report to UNCESCR on the List of Issues, October 2014
IHREC Designate Report to UN Committee on the Prevention of Torture, August 2014
Engagement with International Networks
The Commission’s also engages and coordinates with three important international networks: GANHRI, the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, ENNHRI, the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions and Equinet, the European Network of Equality Bodies.