Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>The experiences of international protection applicants who have been victims of crime in Ireland is to be examined in research by a Limerick-based human rights organisation.</p>

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Experiences of international protection applicants who have been victims of crime in Ireland to be examined

Doras granted funded by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission for a six-month research project

Salome Mbugua, Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission member, said the new report "shines a light into understanding the frequently subtle, covert or coded forms of prejudice and discrimination, which people in Ireland can face."

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Only half of Irish people support more Muslims coming to Ireland

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Human rights group fear donation law could be having 'chilling effect' on NGO funding

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Court told migrant fisherman worked for €2.83 an hour in conditions like 'modern slavery'

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State must be held to account on disabilities, Equality Commission urges

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Irish legislation is inadequate: Are hate crimes on the rise?

State has responsibility to ‘send message’ about hate crime

The State has a responsibility to send “a clear message” that hate crime will not be tolerated, the head of the country’s human rights agency has said.

Wed, 04 Jul, 2018

Call for three-month limit on emergency accommodation

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission wants homeless families moved from emergency accommodation into permanent housing within three months.

Thu, 13 Jul, 2017

UN to hear how austerity hit the weakest hardest

Blaming the troika for hurting the poor will not bail out the Government when its record on protecting the vulnerable is scrutinised by the United Nations next week, the country’s human rights watchdog has warned.

Fri, 05 Jun, 2015