IHREC 'obvious choice' for new anti-trafficking role

Chief commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) Sinéad Gibney. Picture: Leah Farrell/Rollingnews.ie

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has been designated as Ireland’s Independent National Rapporteur on the Trafficking of Human Beings, with justice minister Helen McEntee stating that IHREC was the "obvious choice" for the role.

Under its new responsibilities, the commission will prepare and publish monitoring reports and other evaluations of Ireland’s overall performance in combating trafficking crimes, measured against the State’s international obligations, such as the EU’s Anti-Trafficking Directive.