Pavee Point’s motion on the use of an ethnic identifier in maternal health services was passed by members of the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) at the recent annual general meeting. Pavee Point is a member of the NWCI, committed to the promotion of women’s rights in Ireland. The motion highlights how Traveller and […]
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The Department of Education and Skills is introducing an ethnic identifier at primary level. This means that in the coming months parents will receive a form from their children’s primary school that will ask them to identify what cultural or ethnic background they identify with. Previously only Traveller children were asked to identify. Pavee Point […]
read more →Pavee Point this week welcomed the completion of hearings at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality on the issue of Traveller ethnicity. The Committee heard from Traveller organisations in April 2013. In the Summer of this year, they heard from several academics, and have just completed hearing submissions from the Human Rights Commission […]
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