Statement on Marioara Rostas

Pavee Point Statement

Jan 24 2012

Marioara Rostas

Pavee Point would like to express deepest condolences to the family of Marioara Rostas.  The circumstances surrounding Marioara’s disappearance and death are extremely distressing.

This tragic situation highlights concerns about risks faced by members of Roma communities and in particular Roma women, in Ireland.  Roma women are a risk […]

National Research exploring the experiences of Travellers using Drugs Services

This news release was made on 03 November 2011.  The report referred to is now available here:

Presentation given at National Drugs Conference (2mb, PPTX)

UPDATED:  Video on the research is now available below:

Pavee Point: National research exploring the experiences of Travellers using drug services from Andy Osborn on Vimeo.

Report: ‘National […]

Pavee Point Statement on Dale Farm Eviction

This statement was released to media on the morning of 20 October 2011

Pavee Point notes reports of violence upon the eviction of the Dale Farm Travellers site in Essex.  We are concerned that the Essex Police has used heavy handed tactics, with reports of two people electrocuted using Tazers in controvention of the ACPO […]

BREAKING NEWS: Pavee Point Welcomes Traveller Ethnicity Move

Pavee Point Welcomes Traveller Ethnicity move Immediate Release 06 October 2011

Filed from Geneva, CH

Pavee Point has welcomed an indication given at Ireland’s Universal Periodic Review of Human Rights hearing this morning in Geneva that consideration is being given by the Irish government to the recognition of Travellers as a minority ethnic group.

The indication, […]

Statement: Slavery Investigations

Pavee Point is shocked and appalled by recent allegations of slavery against Travellers in the United Kingdom.

Pavee Point is dedicated to the promotion of the Human Rights of all people — Pavee Point unequivocally condemns slavery, exploitation of vulnerable people and forced labour in all their forms, wherever, by whomever perpetrated and whenever they […]

Pavee Point response to Dale Farm situation

Pavee Point wishes to state its solidarity with the Travellers facing enforced eviction from the Dale Farm site in Cray’s Hill, Essex.

The Dale Farm Dispute is primarily a planning dispute, allowed to drag on for a decade.  This is deplorable, but the eviction of vulnerable people and children from their home of a decade is deeply worrying.

Basildon […]

Pavee Point Deplores School Ruling

NEWS RELEASE Pavee Point deplores school ruling

Monday 25 July 2011

Released 3:00pm (Note that this is an amended release, updating facts and removing information for editors)

Pavee Point Travellers’ Centre deplores the decision of Clonmel Circuit Court which overturned the determination of the Equality Tribunal that the Christian Brothers School in Clonmel had unnecessarily discriminated […]