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July 24, 2014 1 Comment Michael Nugent

UN Human Rights Committee tells Ireland to stop breaching the human rights of atheists and minority faiths

Ireland breaches human rights in education, employment, religious oaths and blasphemy law - UN HCR The UN Human Rights Committee today told Ireland to stop breaching the human rights of atheists and minority faiths in the education system, employment, religious oaths and blasphemy law. The UN report published today vindicates ...

July 20, 2014 No Comments admin

Irish government again defers to the “institutionalised belief system” that pervades Irish schools.

"Is Irish State required to provide neutral teaching environment outside religion classes" - asks UN Human Rights Committee Last Monday the UN Human Rights Committee asked Ireland, "with regard to denominational schools, does the State believe it is required to ensure a neutral teaching environment outside of the religious instruction ...

July 18, 2014 No Comments admin

Irish Government again evades UN questions on oaths, blasphemy and religious discrimination in Irish schools

'No change on religious discrimination, oaths, blasphemy' - Irish government response to UN The UN Human Rights Committee has just published the Irish Government's written response to the questions that they were asked in Geneva this week. The Government gave no additional information on religious oaths or blasphemy, and it ...

July 17, 2014 No Comments admin

Majority votes cannot deny human rights: UN questions to Ireland reflect Atheist Ireland briefing in Geneva

UN Human Rights Committee 'critical or Ireland on denominational schools, religious discrimination in education, oaths and blasphemy laws' Michael Nugent and Jane Donnelly, representing Atheist Ireland, briefed the UN Human Rights Committee this week in Geneva about religious discrimination in Ireland, particularly in the education system. The issues we raised ...

July 1, 2014 No Comments Jane Donnelly

Atheist Ireland to brief UN Human Rights Committee about Ireland’s failure to protect rights of Atheists and Secularists

Irish Education, Denominational Schools, Religious Oaths, Blasphemy enshine religious discrimination & are not equality before the law - submission to UN HCR This July Ireland will be examined by the UN Human Rights Committee under the International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights. By ratifying this UN Treaty Ireland has guaranteed ...

May 1, 2014 No Comments Jane Donnelly

‘Parental Choice’ in education is a euphemism for religious segregation

Catholic schools - pluralism and parental choice or religious denominational segregation? In a speech yesterday the Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin said that pluralism is something we should welcome. He said that, “The Catholic children of the Ireland of the future will live in a climate of pluralism and must ...

March 6, 2014 No Comments Michael Nugent

Oireachtas Committee calls for integration not segregation in schools, as proposed by Atheist Ireland

The Oireachtas joint Committee on Education has concluded that multiple patronage and ethos as a basis for policy can lead to segregation and inequality in the education system, and that the objectives of admission policy should be equality and integration. This reflects the arguments made by Atheist Ireland to the ...

October 30, 2013 No Comments Michael Nugent

Submission from Atheist Ireland on the Draft General Scheme of an Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2013

Atheist Ireland today made the following submission on the Draft General Scheme of an Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2013. Contents 1 Introduction 2 Executive Summary 3 Atheist Ireland Conclusions 4 Atheist Ireland Recommendations 5 Head 3 - Requirement that an Admission Policy states that the School will not Discriminate ...

October 11, 2013 1 Comment Michael Nugent

How to let the Minister for Education know your views on inclusive primary schools

Atheist Ireland is suggesting the following advice for parents and other citizens who are making a submission to the Department of Education’s consultation on promoting greater inclusiveness in primary schools. The Minister for Education is seeking submissions from the public on the following questions. The views expressed will help shape Government ...

October 4, 2013 2 Comments Jane Donnelly

How to let Ruairi Quinn know your concerns about inclusive schools.

The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn, is seeking submissions on promoting greater inclusiveness in primary schools. Information on the process can be accessed here http://www.education.ie/en/Press-Events/Conferences/Patronage-and-Pluralism-in-the-Primary-Sector/Call-for-Submissions-on-the-Recommendations-of-the-Advisory-Group-to-the-Forum-on-Patronage-and-Pluralism-in-the-Primary-Sector.pdf The majority of schools in Ireland are religious and the United Nations Human Rights Committee has raised concern regarding the human rights of ...