The Holy See today responded to Atheist Ireland's contribution at the OSCE on religious discrimination in Irish schools. We will have a full analysis later, including how the Holy See's response contrasts with its submission to the UN Committee on the rights of the Child, but for now here are ...
The Government today launched its Action Plan for Education, which it says is aimed at becoming the best education service in Europe. It is already the best education service in Europe for breaching the human rights of atheists, secularists, and members of minority faiths who want inclusive schools that treat ...
Atheist Ireland yesterday made this Submission to the Consultation process, started by the new Minister for Education Richard Bruton, on his Statement of Strategy 2016- 2018. Introduction Atheist Ireland is an Irish advocacy group. We promote atheism and reason over superstition and supernaturalism, and we promote an ethical, secular society where ...
Last week Atheist Ireland told a meeting of United Nations state delegates in Geneva that Ireland's Constitution is incompatible with our human rights obligations in freedom of religion, blasphemy laws, religious discrimination in schools and religious oaths for politicians and judges. Atheist Ireland attended and spoke at the Pre-Session of ...
The Irish State twice misled the UN yesterday in Geneva about religious discrimination in access to schools. In both cases, Atheist Ireland was there to explain the true position to the UN Committee, to enable them to question Ireland more accurately. Firstly, when answering questions about religious discrimination in access ...
This Thursday, in Geneva, Atheist Ireland will be advocating for children in Irish schools, as the UN questions Ireland about its human rights record under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. This is our sixth year raising religious discrimination in Ireland with the UN, Council of Europe and OSCE. ...
Joe Humphreys seems to think that Atheist Ireland's campaign for our constitutional and human rights in Irish schools is counterproductive. Either that, or he isn't aware of our years of comprehensive policies and patient lobbying on the issue, which seems unlikely, as he used to be the Irish Times Education Correspondent. He seems ...
The Socialist Party/AAA has submitted a new Equal Participation in Schools Bill, which incorporates proposals from Atheist Ireland and the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission on bringing about schools equality. The new Bill will propose fundamental changes to three of the four areas of Atheist Ireland’s Schools Equality PACT ...
This document should be read alongside the Schools Equality PACT, which asks the Irish Parliament to urgently pass a comprehensive Schools Equality Bill to reform the current State-funded religious discrimination. The PACT (Patronage, Access, Curriculum, Teaching) describes the changes that are collectively needed. The Irish Government claims that removing this ...
Please sign and share the PACT petition at this link The Schools Equality PACT is a major new initiative of Atheist Ireland to enable everybody, regardless of your religious or nonreligious beliefs, to support religious equality in Irish schools. It is part of an ongoing campaign of national political lobbying, ...
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