Michael O'Flaherty

For the mayor of Galway, see Michael O'Flaherty (politician).

Michael O'Flaherty (2017)

Professor Michael O'Flaherty is the current Commissioner for Human Rights of Council of Europe. Also he was the Director of the European Union Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA), a member from 2004 to 2012 of the United Nations Human Rights Committee (HRC).[1] On 19 September 2011 he took up appointment as the third Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC), the statutory national human rights institution for Northern Ireland.[2][3] He resigned as chief commissioner in October 2013.

  1. ^ Schabas, William A. (15 September 2008). "PhD studies in human rights: Michael O'Flaherty Gets Most Votes in Election for Human Rights Committee". PhD studies in human rights. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. ^ Belfast Telegraph report 15 July 2011
  3. ^ NIO news release 18 July 2011 Archived 19 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine