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The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission is Ireland’s national human rights and equality institution. We are an independent public body that accounts directly to the Oireachtas.
Our purpose is to promote and protect human rights and equality in Ireland and build a culture of respect for human rights, equality and intercultural understanding in the State.
Press Releases
Recent Posts
- More than 8 in 10 Say Disabled People Face Barriers to Participation in Society 3 December 2022
- Refugee Secures Right to Temporary Directive Following IHREC Intervention 29 November 2022
- The Three Commissions Warn continued vigilance required to ensure no diminution of rights in First post-Brexit Annual Joint Report 29 November 2022
- Commission Legally Assists Group of Women in Resolution of Equal Pay Claim 25 November 2022
- Commission Granted Supreme Court Role in Family Rights and Deportation Case 24 November 2022
Media Library
Recent Publications
Equality and Rights on the island of Ireland after Brexit
Submission to the Review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018
PD Amicus Curiae Submissions – High Court
Submission on the General Scheme of the Inspection of Places of Detention Bill
Middlekamp and Minister for Justice