ERA members present petition to Minister Alan Shatter

May 10th 2012

ERA present a petition  to Minister Shatter, on the proposed merger of the
Equality Authority and IHRC.

Ahead of an ERA Oireachtas briefing hosted by Senator Katherine Zappone, ERA called  on the Governent to stop sweeping equality & human rights under the carpet.

Merger Working Group report to Minister for Justice, Equality & Defence

Read the report and recommendations of the working group here 

In a press statement, ERA broadly welcomed the recommendations of the working group and called on Minister Shatter to ensure their implementation as part of the forthcoming legislation to merge the two bodies. 

Rachel Mullen, ERA Coordinator, urged the Minister  to ensure the merger would "allow for a renewal and not further regression of Ireland's equality and rights infrastructure".

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Issues Report on Human Rights in Ireland

Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg issues his report on Ireland following his visit in June 2011

  Commenting on the decision to merge the Equality Authority and IHRC Hammarberg called on the Government to: 

' carefully assess the impact of the measures taken and any merger proposals with a view to ensuring effective operations as well as to providing for stable, long-term planning'.

Read Hammarberg report in full