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October 14, 2014 No Comments ADMlN

The Catholic Church: Undermining the right to school Freedom of Conscience

Catholic Church in Ireland campaign to maintain privileged position in schools The Catholic Church in Ireland campaign to maintain their privileged position by claiming that:- "To equate all religions is to empty them of any significance". How does treating equally all religions and philosophical convictions empty them of significance? The ...

September 23, 2014 No Comments ADMlN

Ireland has no non-denominational schools. Even the nine schools directly run by the state are religious

No non-denominational schools in Irish education system The Minister for Education and Skills Jan O’Sullivan is the patron of nine state run religious schools. These nine schools are the old Model schools and they are not non-denominational despite being under the patronage of the Minister. The Report from the Forum ...

September 18, 2014 2 Comments ADMlN

Publicly funded Irish National schools integrate “The Saviour” into spelling lessons for ten year olds – Rule 68

Irish public funded National schools, religion is integrated into the state curriculum In Irish publicly funded National schools, religion is integrated into the state curriculum. Rule 68 of the Rules for National Schools reads:- “Of all parts of a school curriculum, Religious Instruction is by far the most important, as ...

September 15, 2014 1 Comment ADMlN

Religious Crests on school uniforms are symbols of discrimination.

Religious Crests on school uniforms symbols of discrimination Atheist Ireland welcomes the comments of the Anglican Archbishop of Dublin regarding religious crests on school uniforms. In an article in the Sunday Independent Archbishop Michael Jackson (Anglican Archbishop of Dublin and Glendalough) said there should be "scope for negotiation" around the ...

August 9, 2014 No Comments ADMlN

How Irish law effectively prohibits non-denominational secular schools based on human rights

Irish law bans non-denominational schools - state forces education "religious ethos" control Irish law effectively prohibits non-denominational secular schools based on human rights, despite the Irish Government telling the UN Human Rights Committee last month that there are no obstacles to establishing such schools in Ireland. The Government did outline ...

August 3, 2014 1 Comment ADMlN

Children have a human right to a neutral studying environment, even in denominational schools

Children have right to non-religious schooling - UN Human Rights Committee Last month Ireland appeared before the UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva under the International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights (ICCPR). Every five years the UN questions Ireland in relation to their human rights obligations under the Covenant. ...

August 3, 2014 No Comments ADMlN

The new Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission should be mandated to monitor ICCPR rights

United Nations Human Rights Committee challenges Ireland's record on monitoring Human Rights and Equality This is Yuval Shany of the UN Human Rights Committee, during the Committee's questioning of Ireland in Geneva in July. He is challenging the Irish State's reasons for not mandating the new Irish Human Rights and ...

August 1, 2014 No Comments Jane Donnelly

UN asks Ireland about discrimination against atheist teachers – video and transcript

Ireland - Teacher religious school discrimination must stop - UN Human Rights Committee The UN Human Rights Committee has told Ireland to stop breaching the human rights of atheists and minority faith teachers and health workers, reflecting concerns raised by Atheist Ireland at the questioning session in Geneva. The Committee ...

July 17, 2014 No Comments ADMlN

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 2, 2014 2 Comments Jane Donnelly

Irish Human Rights Commission recommends change to the Education Act 1998 to protect the rights of minorities.

Education Act needs change on religious discrimination of minority faith & non-faith children - Irish Human Rights Commission The Irish Human Rights Commission in their Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee have recommended that Section 15 of the Education Act 1998 be amended to provide for modifications to the ...