Ombudsman Investigation
Pavee Point welcome the beginning of investigation by the Ombudsman into removal of Roma children from their families. Pavee Point strongly welcomes the initiation of the investigation of the cases of the removal of...
Roma Rights Forum
A new Forum for progressing Roma human rights Context: Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre works to promote the realisation of human rights of Travellers and Roma in Ireland. Many Roma in Ireland are...
PP calls on OSCE to promote Inclusion
Pavee Point attended the Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting in Vienna in October. The meeting, organized jointly by the Ukrainian 2013 OSCE Chairmanship and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), marked ...
Human Rights Committee questions for Ireland
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...
Travellers Accessing Addiction Services
The Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse recently published an article that Siobhan Cafferty, former Pavee Point Drugs Programme Coordinator, co-authored with researchers from the Health Research Board, pertaining to Travellers accessing addiction services...
16 Days of Action- Raising Awareness about Domestic and Sexual Violence
One in three women worldwide face domestic and sexual violence every day. In Ireland, one in five women experience domestic violence during their lifetime. Traveller and Roma women face additional barriers to seeking help and protection,...
Roma- One People, Many Lives
Roma One People – Many Lives An invitation to participate in a photographic exhibition project Roma, One People – Many Lives, is the title of a photographic exhibition being developed by the Equality Authority,...
Roma in Europe: Guilty until proven innocent?
Stigmatization of Roma communities as criminal is disturbing and dangerous, warns UN Independent Expert on minority issues Rita Izsák GENEVA (29 October 2013) – “The recent activities of some national authorities to remove ‘non-Roma...
Robert Heffernan’s Tweets: Joint Statement from SARI, SRRC and PP
Click here to see the statement on the SARI website. Following the ‘racist’ tweet last week from Irish athlete Robert Heffernan, a joint statement has been released by SARI, Show Racism the Red Card...
Promoting Equality Through the Use of Ethnic Data
Promoting Equality Through the Use of Ethnic Data Monday 4th November 2013 9.15am-1:30pm Venue: O’Connell Suite, Gresham Hotel, O’Connell Street, Dublin Following on from the national seminar held last May Ethnicity, Human Rights &...