Irish Traveller Movement Press Release
Irish Traveller Movement
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Immediate Release
'Irish Traveller Movement supports Pavee Point in its role in highlighting humanitarian crisis of Roma at M50'
The Irish Traveller Movement (ITM) supports the work recently undertaken of Pavee Point and the Roma Support Group in highlighting the humanitarian crisis faced by the Roma on the M50 roundabout. The ITM was one of the many human rights NGOs that signed a statement calling on statutory agencies to provide urgent humanitarian aid for the families facing horrendous living conditions. The ITM feels that all human rights organisations, including Pavee Point and the Roma Support Group, had a duty to bring the plight of the families to the attention of the wider public and service providers.
The ITM supports the highly professional and accountable work that Pavee Point and the Roma Support Group have done and will continue to do to highlight plight of Travellers and Roma nationally and internationally, by reporting and contributing to European and International expert bodies in their assessments of the living conditions of Travellers and Roma.
The ITM recognizes the role that Pavee Point have played in disseminating the findings from UN and EU reports and by using the evidence from these expert groups in a professional manner to advocate for constructive solutions that will bring about positive change for Travellers and Roma in Ireland and internationally.
The Irish Traveller Movement and Pavee Point have, and will continue, to look towards developing policies and strategies in tandem with State agencies and international bodies that will bring about positive change for Travellers and Roma.
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Notes to Editor:
The Irish Traveller Movement (ITM) is a national network of organisations and individuals working within the Traveller community. ITM was established in 1990 and now has over eighty Traveller organisations from all parts of Ireland in its membership. The Irish Traveller Movement consists of a partnership between Travellers and settled people committed to seeking full equality for Travellers in Irish society.
Further information:
- Opportunity for Ireland to Promote Human Rights Should Not be Missed - Crosscare
- 26 July 2007 - Pavee Point Statement
- Statement from ATD Fourth World
- 24 July 2007 - Press Release: Roma Repatriation
- Romani CRISS reports and Photographs
- Statement by the Children's Rights Alliance: Roma Crisis
- 24 July 2007 - Point of clarification
- 23 July 2007 - Pavee Point rejects accusations of the Embassy of Romania in Ireland
- 23 July 2007 - Press Release: Response to the Statement from the Romanian Embassy
- 21 July 2007 - Press Release: Deportation Notices an Inadequate Response to Roma Crisis
- Press release: Inhumane Living Conditions in Ireland- Not Acceptable, Action Demanded Now.
- Press Release June 07: Pavee Point and the Roma Support Group calls on Government to offer humane support to Roma Families camping on roundabout.
- Case Study: Rostas Family
- Statement from Anastasia Crickley of the the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
- Social Workers call for action to reunite children with parents. Press release from the Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW)
- Social Workers call for government action on Roma family crisis in North Dublin
- Photographs from the scene at the Ballymun Roundabout
- Background context report by ERRC, Romania: State of Impunity Human Rights Abuse of Roma in Romania (PDF)
- Extract from Council of Europe/European Commission against Racism and Intolerence: Third Report on Roma (PDF)
- Campaign Support: How to support the Roma