Publications
In March 2023, we wrote to Minister Heather Humphries to express our views as part of the public consultation on the mid-term review of the Pathways to Work Strategy 2021 – 2025. Download accessible word version of Public consultation on the mid-term review of the Pathways to Work Strategy 2021 – 2025
The Legal Submissions made by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission in the Case of O. V The Minister for Justice and Equality can be downloaded below
This submission to the Law Reform Commission focused on compensation for victims of trafficking, is based on the findings of the Commission’s First National Evaluation Report of the National Rapporteur on Human Trafficking, published in June 2022. Download the Word accessible version here.
The legal submissions made by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission to the Supreme Court in the case of CW v Minister for Justice, Ireland and the Attorney General as amicus curiae is available below
In the near twenty years since the enactment of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs (‘EPSEN’) Act 2004, which is intended to provide for the education of all students in an inclusive environment, significant parts of this legislation are not in force including assessments of a student’s educational needs and the development of…
Submissions of Amicus Curiae in the Case of Stephen Tallon V DPP & The Attorney General
Download the Irish Human Rights and Equality Submission on the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill.
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission report on the Experiences of Second-Generation Ethnic Minority Young People in Ireland, authored by Dr Malgosia Machowska-Kosiack and Dr Maria Barry from Dublin City University revealed that racism and discrimination form the daily experiences of many Second-Generation young people.
Download the Irish Human Rights and Equality Submission to the Department of the Taoiseach on the European Semester 2023 and the National Reform Programme
Download accessible word version of The Incorporation of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights into the Irish Constitution
Download Accessible word version of Policy Statement on the Index-Linking of Welfare Payments (Welfare Indexation)
This parallel report is informed by the Commission’s Strategy Statement 2022-2024 and our prioritisation of the following areas within the context of our work: Economic equality; Justice; Respect and recognition (including through the eradication of racism, ableism, ageism and sexism); Futureproofing; and the Public Sector Duty. We welcome the first baseline evaluation of Ireland’s implementation…
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission is Ireland’s national human rights institution and makes these submissions to the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers under Rule 9(2) of the Rules for the Supervision of the Execution of Judgments and of the Terms of Friendly Settlements with regard to the execution of the judgment of the…
Submissions made by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission in the case of the Director of Public Proscecutions v Quirke
This is an additional submission, by the Commission, to the Committee on the Rights of the Child (‘the Committee’), in advance of the review of Ireland’s combined fifth and sixth periodic reports during the 92nd session in January 2023. The purpose of this submission is to update the Committee on relevant factual information and developments…
In October 2020, the Commission was designated as Ireland’s Independent National Rapporteur on the Trafficking of Human Beings. This accords with the obligation set forth in Article 19 of the EU’s Anti-Trafficking Directive that introduced a legally binding requirement for all EU Member States to establish National Rapporteurs or equivalent mechanisms. The development of a…
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (‘the Commissions’) have published their Annual Joint Report, their first since the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union. Download report here: Equality and rights on the island of Ireland after Brexit Equality and…
Submission to the Review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 Accessible Word Version
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) has argued before the High Court that a State requirement for survivors of historic sexual abuses in schools to have taken legal proceedings against the State before 1 July 2021 – proceedings that, would be doomed to fail — “is indefensible.” The Commission is amicus curiae…
Accessible word version of Submission on the General Scheme of the Inspection of Places of Detention Bill