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The Irish Human Rights and Equality commission has called for action on victim identification, safe accommodation and implementation of statutory National Referral Mechanism. The commission has expressed concern about persistent reports from key stakeholders regarding delays and a lack of transparen

Ireland’s human rights and equality framework is facing significant challenges as global instability, rising inequality, pressure on democratic institutions and increasing hostility towards minority communities create new tests for rights protections, according to the Irish Human Rights and Eq

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has raised major concerns about the impact of the current disruption to the criminal legal aid system on people’s access to justice, particularly those in situations of vulnerability and disadvantage. At its recent plenary meeting, the com

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has written to the housing minister expressing serious concern about Government amendments to the Housing and Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026 that would, for the first time, introduce lawful and habitual residence requ

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has called for any reform of Ireland’s criminal legal aid system to be firmly grounded in human rights and equality principles, warning that efficiency measures must not undermine people’s right to a fair trial or meaningful access t

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has highlighted serious concerns about the lack of progress in Ireland’s response to human trafficking and warned of potential backsliding in critical areas. In a letter to the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against T

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has said the Government should urgently progress critical safeguarding legislation, as well as immediately progressing the Inspection of Places of Detention Bill and extend its scope to disability residential services and other health and social

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has noted the adoption by the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers of a political declaration reaffirming member states’ commitment to the European Convention on Human Rights and the independence of the European Court of Human Rights.

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) appeared before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment yesterday, to discuss proposed legislation to regulate use of AI. The commission highlighted the crucial importance of seizing this opportunity to deliver a "co

Continued delays in regenerating Dublin’s inner-city flat complexes are leaving families trapped in housing conditions that breach fundamental human rights obligations, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has warned. Appearing before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has called for urgent legislative and policy action to protect disabled people from violence, abuse and neglect in institutional settings, following an address by chief commissioner Liam Herrick to the Joint Oireachtas committee on Disability Matters. A

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has welcomed a significant decision by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in a case the Department of Social Protection (DSP). The case concerns discrimination on the grounds of disability and a failure to provide reasonable accommodation.

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has invited civil society organisations and groups across Ireland working on human rights and equality issues to apply for support funder a €350,000 grants scheme. The 2026-27 human rights and equality grants scheme opens today and aims to support

Ireland's human rights watchdog is to make submissions to the Supreme Court in a case concerning whether "necessity" is a valid defence to prosecution for direct action protests. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has been granted leave to appear as amicus curiae in the case of DPP v Dow

The Supreme Court has begun two days of hearings in a case concerning the human rights of asylum seekers who were left without accommodation. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission commenced the proceedings against the State in December 2023, using its power to bring legal proceedings in its