The 49th Session of the Human Rights Council is currently taking place and the Irish Government’s report under the Universal Periodic Review is being adopted. In response to this report, Pavee Point and other Traveller organisations are delivering a statement on behalf of International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination. International Movement against All Forms of Discrimination and […]
read more →
Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre was delighted to be part of this rally to call on Government to ensure equality for women in health, accommodation and in particular the area of violence against women. . Geraldine McDonnell of our Mental Health Initiative addressed the crowd and called for solidarity with Traveller and Roma women […]
read more →Pavee Point today, in partnership with the Central Statistics Office, launches culturally appropriate resources to support Traveller and Roma participation in Census 2022. This includes leaflets and videos made by, and for, Travellers and Roma. These resources explain the importance of participation in the Census and address concerns or fears that some Travellers and Roma […]
read more →Pavee Point wrote to the Taoiseach and Minister for Foreign Affairs this week seeking humanitarian aid and human rights protection for Roma and other minorities in Ukraine. Martin Collins, Co-Director Pavee Point and member of the Advisory Committee for the Council of Europe Framework Convention on National Minorities said: “From my work on the Advisory […]
read more →
In November 2021 Ireland’s human rights situation was peer reviewed by the United Nations Member States during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Ireland. Ireland has now considered all of the recommendations issued during the Review, and in its response has accepted 221 recommendations and noted 33 recommendations. Our Coalition of Traveller and Roma organisations […]
read more →
Travellers and Roma were part of a handover of 15,000 signatures to Justice Minister Helen McEntee today calling for effective hate crime laws to be introduced as soon as possible. In the week when hate speech against Roma and Roma genocide during the holocaust was heavily criticised, Pavee Point’s Roma Programme Worker Vanessa Paszkowska spoke […]
read more →
Our deepest sympathies on the sad and untimely death of our Co Director, Ronnie Fay go to her partner Philip, her children Jonathan, Veronica and Patrick, her brother and sisters, including our much appreciated colleague Oonagh, and extended family members. On 3rd of February we said our final good bye to Ronnie Fay. May she rest […]
read more →
In a statement today, President Michael D. Higgins says Ronnie was ‘a shining light of advocacy for Traveller and Roma rights’. “May I express on behalf of Sabina and myself, and as President of Ireland, what a great sadness it is to learn of the death of Ronnie Fay, Co-Director of Pavee Point, a founding […]
read more →As Ashling Murphy is laid to rest today, all in Pavee Point want to express our sincere sympathy and support with Ashling Murphy’s grief stricken family and friends. Like many others in Ireland and elsewhere we are appalled that such a thing would happen to any woman. We support a call for immediate robust and […]
read more →This launch was postponed due to a zoom hacking. We will re-arrange a new launch date. We want to thank everyone affected for their understanding. In the meantime a pdf of the booklet ‘Unseen Homelessness’ is available below. These resources are the result of a creative process that encouraged the men to open up about […]
read more →Fran McVeigh was a true friend of Travellers and longtime supporter of Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre where she developed and led creative youth work initiatives and more recently contributed to our work as a board member. Her untimely passing on December 26th leaves all involved in youth work which is concerned with justice, […]
read more →
Pavee Point welcomes news this week that for the second year in a row the full Traveller accommodation budget has been spent by local authorities. We believe that most if not all this allocation of €21 million was spent on refurbishments and redevelopments – which is important and necessary work. “We are concerned,” says Pavee […]
read more →
We are sending best wishes to Traveller and Roma families all over Ireland and especially Traveller and Roma families in overcrowded settings and still without basic facilities. We salute your resilience and we call on all politicians, at every level, to bring about positive change for Travellers and Roma and to make 2022 a […]
read more →
As the second International Human Rights Day since the global pandemic began Pavee Point salutes all who have struggled to address the human rights differentials exposed, and made worse, by COVID19 here and throughout the world. (Photo by Derek Speirs) Climate justice This year has also seen a worsening situation for refugee and migrant rights […]
read more →
Well done to all at Migrant Rights Centre Ireland and Justice for the Undocumented on success on their long running campaign to regularise undocumented people, families and children in Ireland. A new scheme announced this week by Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee allows people who have been living undocumented in Ireland for 4 years or […]
read more →
Pavee Point and the HSE have worked together to produce a number of resources that highlight how important it is, at this time, to keep children home from school if they have COVID19 symptoms. If children have symptoms – cough of any kind, a fever, change in taste or smell or shortness of breath – […]
read more →The Council of Europe’s 8th International Roma Women’s Conference took place in Strasbourg this month. A number of #Traveller women participated in the conference including our own Mary Brigid McCann – with Senator Eileen Flynn participating in the opening of conference. Also participating was Bridgie Nevin of TravAct Coolock and Bridget Kelly, Maria Joyce and […]
read more →
Pavee Point’s Violence Against Women (VAW) Programme provides a Traveller and Roma analysis of gender-based violence (GBV). We map out the specific issues and barriers that Traveller and Roma women face in relation to domestic and sexual violence and develop responses to violence against Traveller and Roma women. The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence […]
read more →Martin Collins, Co Director and Anastasia Crickley, Chairpersn received the 2020 Max van der Stoel Award on behalf of Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre at a ceremony at the Peace Palace in The Hague today. Tribute to John O Connell In accepting the award Martin Collins paid special tribute to John O Connell one […]
read more →