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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
- Commission Granted Legal Role in Supreme Court Case on Use of the Special Criminal Court 24 June 2022
- Commission calls for gender specific accommodation for victims of trafficking and a child-specific identification procedure 21 June 2022
- Siblings with Complex Needs Granted Individual Summer Provision Hours in ‘exceptional case’ 17 June 2022
- Commission Granted Role in Family Rights Challenge in Supreme Court 15 June 2022
- State Must Ensure that An Garda Síochána Define and Prohibit Racial Profiling 13 June 2022
Media Library
Recent Publications
Trafficking in Human Beings in Ireland
Ireland and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights – Submission to the Human Rights Committee on Ireland’s 5th Periodic Report
Legislative Submission to the Garda Síochána (Powers) Bill
Submission on the General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill
Simplified Information on the Rights of Families at Inquest