GOVERNMENT’S REPORT ON IRELAND'S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD PUBLISHED

Press Release, 4 July 2011

GOVERNMENTS REPORT ON IRELAND'S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD PUBLISHED

The Minister for Justice and Equality, Alan Shatter T.D. and the Minister
of State for Disability, Equality and Mental Health, Kathleen Lynch T.D.
today Monday, 4 July announced the publication of the Governments
National Report on Irelands domestic human rights record as part of the
United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
process.

The report was prepared with the assistance of an interdepartmental working
group chaired by the Department of Justice and Equality. Todays
publication follows submission of the report to the Office of the UN High
Commissioner for Human Rights, based in Geneva. The report was compiled
after a public consultation process undertaken in order to give the widest
possible range of organisations and members of the public the opportunity
to make submissions on issues of importance in the area of human rights in
Ireland. As part of this consultation, seven public meetings were held
around the country and 120 submissions were received. All submissions
received and issues raised at the public meetings were considered and
informed the preparation of the report.

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is one of the major innovations of the
UN Human Rights Council (established in 2006), whereby the domestic human
rights records of all 192 UN Member States are reviewed every four years.
48 countries are reviewed each year, starting in 2008, with 16 reviews
taking place in each of the thrice-yearly UPR Working Group sessions. This
is the first occasion for Ireland to submit a report as part of this
process.

The formal review of Irelands report will be undertaken by the UN Human
Rights Council on 6 October 2011.

For more information about the UPR process, and to read the National
Report, please visit our website, www.upr.ie

ENDS

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Preasraiteas, 4 Iuil 2011

TUARASCAIL ON RIALTAS AR THAIFEAD NA hEIREANN I dTACA LE CEARTA AN DUINE
FOILSITHE

Rinne an tAire Dli agus Cirt agus Comhionannais, Alan Shatter T.D., agus an
tAire Stait um Michumas, Comhionannas agus Meabhairshlainte, Caitlin Ni
Loinsigh T.D., foilsiu na Tuarascala Naisiunta on Rialtas ar thaifead na
hEireann i dtaca le cearta an duine sa Stat seo, mar chuid den phroiseas a
bhaineann le hAthbhreithniu Treimhsiuil Uilechoiteann Chomhairle na Naisiun
Aontaithe um Chearta an Duine, a fhogairt inniu, De Luain, 4 Iuil.

Ullmhaiodh an tuarascail le cabhair o mheitheal oibre idir-rannach faoi
chathaoirleacht na Roinne Dli agus Cirt agus Comhionannais. Tagann foilsiu
an lae inniu sna sala ar an tuarascail a chur faoi bhraid Oifig
Ard-Choimisineir na Naisiun Aontaithe um Chearta an Duine, ata lonnaithe sa
Ghineiv. Cuireadh an tuarascail i dtoll a cheile tar eis phroiseas
comhairliuchain phoibli a glacadh ar laimh chun an deis a thabhairt do raon
chomh leathan agus ab fheidir deagraiochtai agus de dhaoine den phobal
aighneachtai a dheanamh ar shaincheisteanna tabhachtacha i reimse chearta
an duine in Eirinn. Mar chuid den chomhairliuchan sin, reachtaladh seacht
gcruinniu phoibli ar fud na tire agus fuarthas 120 aighneacht. Rinneadh
gach aighneacht a fuarthas, mar aon le gach saincheist a ardaiodh ag na
cruinnithe poibli, a bhreithniu agus bhi siad mar bhonn eolais agus an
tuarascail a hullmhu.

Ta an tAthbhreithniu Treimhsiuil Uilechoiteann (ATU) ar cheann de
mhor-nualaiochtai Chomhairle na Naisiun Aontaithe um Chearta an Duine (a
bunaiodh sa bhliain 2006), trina ndeantar athbhreithniu gach ceithre bliana
ar thaifid gach ballstait de 192 Bhallstat na Naisiun Aontaithe i dtaca le
cearta an duine sna stait sin. Deantar athbhreithniu ar 48 tir gach bliain,
ag tosu sa bhliain 2008 deantar 16 athbhreithniu le linn gach seisiuin de
chuid Mheitheal Oibre an ATU, a reachtailtear tri huaire sa bhliain. Is e
seo an chead ocaid dEirinn tuarascail a chur faoi bhraid Ard-Choimisineir
na Naisiun Aontaithe mar chuid den phroiseas seo.

Deanfaidh Comhairle na Naisiun Aontaithe um Chearta an Duine tuarascail na
hEireann a athbhreithniu go foirmealta ar an 6 Deireadh Fomhair 2011.

Chun tuilleadh eolais a fhail faoi phroiseas an ATU, agus chun an
Tuarascail Naisiunta a leamh, teigh go dti ar suiomh greasain, www.upr.ie,
le do thoil.

CRIOCH
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