Ireland has placed 20th out of 49 countries across the European region on a rating of full equal rights for the LGBTI community.
The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) released the report which it says is the most comprehensive review of human rights of LGBTI people.
The findings of the report have come just ahead of the Marriage-Equality Referendum and the report shows that Ireland now stands at 40 percent implementation of equal rights, up from 36 percent last year.
The report highlights that Ireland falls down in the areas of hate crime and speech, legal-gender recognition, and bodily integrity and asylum.
The social change organisation criticises the national broadcaster, RTÉ, for paying out in a libel case involving Rory O'Neil, more commonly known as drag-performer Panti Bliss.
"Regrettably, decisions by state broadcaster RTÉ and the national broadcasting authority made it complicated to criticise homophobic views in the media," ILGA says in its statement.
ILGA was also critical of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland's decision to sanction Newstalk's Chris Donoghue in November. The Breakfast presenter was ruled to have been partial when he expressed impatience to vote in favour of the marriage referendum on May 22nd.
Elsewhere in the Irish section of the report, ILGA says that 88 percent of respondents, all identifying as trans, reported experiencing verbal abuse or insults; 28 percent experienced threats of violence; 19 percent experienced physical violence; and six percent experienced sexual harassment.
ILGA has also produced a map which scoring each country's respect for full equal rights and human equality. The map illustrates that the United Kingdom has progressed the most towards full equal human rights with a rating of 86 percent, over double that of Ireland's score. Scotland was the top ranked country within the union for its commitment to equality.
Belgium, Malta, Sweden, and Croatia make up the rest of the top five countries.
ILGA's full report on Ireland can be found here and a full interactive map detailing each country's results can be found here.
