Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre Press Statement June 9th 2015 Yes to Equality: Yes to Ethnicity Recognition? Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre today welcomes the questions posed by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights about Traveller and Roma rights, particularly around Traveller ethnicity recognition, poor education outcomes and persistent […]
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Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre Press Statement February 24th 2015 Minister: Get Rid of Discriminatory Enrolment Policies Speaking today following the Supreme Court dismissal in the case of Stokes v High School Clonmel, Pavee Point Director Martin Collins highlighted the ongoing and endemic discrimination created by enrolment policies in Ireland. “This outcome effectively legalises […]
read more →Pavee Point Press Statement 26 Oct 2014 Mob Violence Has No Place in Ireland Pavee Point strongly condemns any actions to intimidate and promote violence against Roma in Waterford. This follows the publication of multiple Facebook pages which openly incite hatred against Roma, and reports of a public order incident on Saturday evening where […]
read more →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 […]
read more →Roma Children’s Rights in Ireland- Fact or Fiction? Serious concerns about Roma children’s rights were raised at a conference held today by Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre. The conference highlighted systematic failures on the part of the state to protect vulnerable Roma children. ‘It’s time to stop being complicit in discrimination and stand up […]
read more →Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre Press Statement March 27th, 2014 Pavee Point: Remove these children from the Garda PULSE database Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre today call for the immediate removal of the details of Traveller and Roma children improperly entered in the Garda PULSE database and an investigation by the Garda […]
read more →Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre Press Statement October 22nd 2013 Pavee Point response to child protection case in Tallaght In response to the case of the removal of a child from a Roma family in Tallaght in the early hours of this morning we believe that this case should be dealt with according to […]
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