Reports to International and European Bodies
UN Geneva, UN Photo by Joao Araujo PintoIreland has signed up to a range of international and regional human rights treaties and Conventions. Ireland's human rights record under these treaties and conventions is periodically reviewed by independent committees that form part of the United Nations and Council of Europe monitoring framework.
As Ireland's national human rights institution, the IHRC actively engages with this process by providing oral and written submissions - called 'shadow reports' - on key challenges for the protection of human rights in Ireland. These UN and Council of Europe reviews result in recommendations addressed to the Irish Government on measures that should be taken to comply with international human rights law.
NHRIs support strengthening relations with Parliaments
Issued : 2 May 2012
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Des Hogan, IHRC, Oral Statement European Group of NHRIs on Future of ECtHR, Brighton, 19 April 2012
Issued : 26 April 2012
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IHRC Oral Statement to the Human Rights Council on UPR, 15 March 2012
Issued : 15 March 2012
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IHRC Statement to the Human Rights Council on Universal Periodic Review, 15 March 2012
Issued : 15 March 2012
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General Observations ICC Sub Committee on Accreditation
Issued : 15 November 2011
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Ireland_UPR_Outcome_report_10_Oct_2011
Issued : 10 October 2011
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IHRC Report to UN Committee Against Torture, April 2011
Issued : 12 April 2011
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IHRC Report to UN Universal Periodic Review, March 2011
Issued : 14 March 2011
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UPR Report Template
Issued : 12 January 2011
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UPR Report Writing Guidelines
Issued : 12 January 2011
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UPR Sample Report Template - with examples
Issued : 12 January 2011
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IHRC (NHRI) CERD Shadow Report to UN Committee - November 2010
Issued : 10 December 2010
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Have Your Say on Ireland's Human Rights Record
Issued : 6 December 2010
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IHRC Report on ICCPR (One year Follow Up), Sept 2009
Issued : 8 September 2009
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IHRC Report on ICCPR (Follow up on List of Issues), July 2008
Issued : 2 July 2008
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Further Submission to the UN on Examination of Ireland's Third Periodic Report on the ICCPR, July 2008
Issued : 1 July 2008
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IHRC Report on ICCPR, March 2008
Issued : 10 March 2008
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IHRC submission to the Irish Government in preparation of Ireland's report to the UN CEDAW Committee.
Issued : 1 January 2008
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Submission of the IHRC on racial discrimination in Ireland and CERD
Issued : 1 January 2008
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Submission to UN on Rights of the Child
Issued : 1 May 2006
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CERD Submission
Issued : 1 March 2005
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IHRC Report on Ireland's Record on Women's Rights (2005)
Issued : 1 March 2005
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Observations on the 3rd CPT Report
Issued : 1 November 2004
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Travellers as an ethnic minority under the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Issued : 1 March 2004
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