Submission to the Human Rights Council for the Universal Periodic Review in respect of Ireland

Angeleri, Stefano, Barry, Keelin, Darcy, Shane, Drury, Michelle, Dunbar, Roisin, Ferrara, Anita, Garcia Garrido, Cristina, Harney, Mary, Hayes, Erika, Noir, Maelle, O’Rourke, Maeve, Villena Rodo, Judit (2021). Submission to the Human Rights Council for the Universal Periodic Review in respect of Ireland. Galway: Irish Centre for Human Rights, NUI Galway.

Abstract

The ICHR prepared this submission for the purpose of informing the Human Rights Council's (HRC) Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Ireland’s third national report. This submission provides selected research and analysis from the ICHR’s staff and researcher community. It is not a comprehensive account of all relevant issues arising in Ireland and should be read alongside the reports of other civil society organisations. This Report focuses on the following areas of concern: 1. Non-Ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture 2. Direct Provision 3. Human Rights Protections in Residential Care Contexts 4. ‘Historical’ Institutional and Adoption-related Abuses 5. Traveller Housing and Institutional Racism 6. Undocumented Migrants’ Access to Basic Services to Enjoy the Right to Life in Dignity 7. Denial of Leave to Enter the State 8. Human Trafficking 9. Hate Crime Legislation 10. Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence 11. Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities 12. Business and Human Rights Recommended questions are highlighted in bold at the end of each section.

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Irish Centre for Human Rights, NUI Galway

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