'Rights and Equality Watchdogs Fail Independence Test - Research' Nov 16th 2009
The first comprehensive review of Ireland’s equality and rights watchdogs, Commissioned by ERA and released today, confirms that the independence of The Equality Authority and the Irish Human Rights Commission is severely breached.
'Grim Time for Equality Bodies as Independence Breached', Nov 17th 2009
It is a "grim time" for equality and human rights in Ireland as the independence of the Equality Authority and the Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) have been severely breached, it has been claimed.
'Cuts to Rights Groups Criticised', Nov 17th 2009
ERA commissioned review of the Equality Authority and the Irish Human Rights Commission after budget cuts has claimed the independence of both has been breached.
'Warning of budget cuts to rights body' Tue 20th Oct '09
The Irish Human Rights Commission, which lost nearly a third of its budget last year, will “not be able to exist” if the Government imposes further cuts this year, its president, Maurice Manning, has warned.
'IHRC calls on Parliamentarians to ensure human rights bodies are sufficiently resourced to meet the commitments set out in the Good/Belfast Agreement ' Monday Oct 19th '09
The Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC), today, called on Parliamentarians in Britain and Ireland to ensure that the commitment made in the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement to create Human Rights Commissions in Ireland and Northern Ireland was upheld through the guarantee of sufficient resources for both Commissions and through closer engagement between the Oireachtas and the IHRC.