Gardaí must prohibit racial profiling, says human rights watchdog

Chief Commissioner, Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, Sinéad Gibney: 'It’s important that Ireland sets out in public to the UN how it is meeting its human rights obligations and faces direct questioning to account for those obligations.' Picture: Paul Sharp

Gardaí must properly define and prohibit racial profiling, the State's human rights watchdog has said.

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has called for the State to ensure that Garda powers are exercised in "a consistent and unbiased way" in its report to the UN Human Rights Committee. The committee will be examining Ireland’s obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) next month.