February 2013 - Pavee Point

Press Release: Travellers Health Inequalities to be Prioritised-When?

Pavee Point welcomes the publication of the fourth report on Ireland by ECRI (European Commission against Racism and Intolerance) today and the attention it brings to the situation of Irish Travellers, in particular their health and accommodation needs. “I’m fed up talking about my health status and the fact that fewer than 3% of my […]

Press Release : Pavee Point Condemns Burning of House allocated to Traveller Family in Donegal

Pavee Point is disgusted and disappointed to learn of the arson of a house allocated to a Traveller family in Ballyshannon. We call on the Gardaí to provide protection to this and other Traveller families and their property in Donegal and to undertake a comprehensive investigation into this criminal act and bring the perpetrators to […]

Pavee Point supports the Turn off the Red Light (TORL) Campaign

Pavee Point supports the Turn off the Red Light (TORL) Campaign to end prostitution and sex trafficking in Ireland. Trafficking women and girls for the purposes of sexual exploitation is a modern and global form of slavery. The TORL campaign believes that the best way to stop the trafficking of women and children is to […]