ICCL contributes to shadow report for the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

ICCL2019, EQUALITY & INCLUSION, Human Rights, Monitoring Human Rights, NEWS, SUBMISSION

Dublin, 28 November 2019 On 2 and 3 December, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination will examine Ireland. Ireland has signed up to the UN Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and so it must periodically …

A Brief History of the Insitutionalisation of Discrimination Against Irish Travellers

ICCL2018, EQUALITY & INCLUSION, Human Rights, NEWS, Opinion, POLICE & JUSTICE REFORM

29 November 2018 Dr. Sindy Joyce took over the ICCL twitter account on Woman Human Rights Defender (WHRD) Day on 29 November 2018 as part of the Front Line Defenders #WHRDtakeover. Here we compile her tweets from that day together. …

Scottish Minister for Older People and Equalities visits ICCL

ICCL2018, EVENTS, NEWS

On 11th September 2018, ICCL was honoured to welcome the Scottish Government’s Minister for Older People and Equalities, Christina McKelvie, to our offices.     The Minister was in Ireland to meet with Irish Government and human rights bodies and organisations to …