Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre Press Statement July 24th, 2014 TIME FOR ACTION ON TRAVELLER AND ROMA EQUALITY Pavee Point today welcomes the UN call for Ireland to take concrete steps to recognise Traveller ethnicity. Speaking today, Director Martin Collins stated “This follows similar recommendations in the past by human rights bodies […]
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Tag: ICCPR
On July 14th and 15th, Pavee Point attended in Geneva for Ireland’s hearings before the 111th Session of the Human Rights Committee. Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald TD was in attendance with officials from Government departments to answer questions and make statements during the hearings. Pavee Point and other Traveller organisations have been advocating the […]
read more →Human Rights Committee highlights Traveller ethnicity and Roma inclusion in questions to Ireland under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Human Rights Committee will examine Ireland in July 2014. In advance of this the Committee has provided a list of issues that Ireland has to provide information on, so it can assess […]
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