Dr Maurice Manning has been appointed for a second five-year term as president of the Human Rights Commission.
Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan today announced the reappointment. Dr Manning's second term of office will run from August 1st until the end of July 2012.
"Dr Manning has served with distinction as president of the commission over the past five years," Mr Lenihan said.
The Minister said that during Dr Manning's first term of office, the Human Rights Commission had established its reputation internationally and was highly regarded by the Council of Europe, the pre-eminent body in the area of human rights in Europe.
The Irish Human Rights Commission and its counterpart in the North were established in line with a commitment in the 1998 Belfast Agreement.
