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FEBRUARY 9 2010 Statement: Murder in Tallaght Statement begins– Pavee Point was disturbed and shocked to learn of the murder of Melanie McCarthy-McNamara, a 16 year old Traveller girl, in Tallaght. Our thoughts are with her family and her loved ones. Pavee Point unequivocally condemns this senseless and tragic murder and calls for calm at this difficult time. […] 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 […] 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 […] 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 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 […] Remarks delivered 8th April 2011 – Charleville Library, Dublin 1 “Let me remind you why we are celebrating International Roma Traveller Day. On this day 1970 the first Roma Traveller World Congress took place in London. This was the first attempt at trying to unite and give one voice to the many dispirit groups working […] |
Pavee Point is an Irish NGO supporting Human Rights for Irish Travellers — an indigenous minority ethnic group in Ireland. It’s a partnership of Travellers and settled people.
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