Majority votes cannot deny human rights: UN questions to Ireland reflect Atheist Ireland briefing in Geneva
July 17, 2014 No Comments

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 ...

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Irish Human Rights Commission recommends change to the Education Act 1998 to protect the rights of minorities.
July 2, 2014 2 Comments

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 ...

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Atheist Ireland to brief UN Human Rights Committee about Ireland’s failure to protect rights of Atheists and Secularists
July 1, 2014 No Comments

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 ...

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‘Parental Choice’ in education is a euphemism for religious segregation
May 1, 2014 No Comments

‘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 ...

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Why religious education must be neutral and objective, and how the Irish State is ignoring our human rights
March 23, 2014 1 Comment

Why religious education must be neutral and objective, and how the Irish State is ignoring our human rights

Schools & Religious Education must be neutral - UN Human Rights Committee to question Ireland Ireland is due to appear before the UN Human Rights Committee in July this year. The UN have asked Ireland to explain what it is doing to protect minorities in Irish schools and how many ...

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How Ireland must comply with its civil rights obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
March 22, 2014 No Comments

How Ireland must comply with its civil rights obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Ireland's Civil Rights Obligations on Religion in Education and Schools under International Law Atheist Ireland has made the following civil rights written submission to the Seanad Public Consultation Committee on Ireland’s obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. 1. Overview The key priorities and challenges facing Ireland ...

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Home schooling is not a valid option to release the state from its human rights obligations.
February 20, 2014 3 Comments

Home schooling is not a valid option to release the state from its human rights obligations.

Home schooling not solution to Irish education religious discrimination of denominational ethos schools - European Court When secular parents complain about discrimination in National schools they are sometimes met with the response that they can home school their children. The European Court has stated that this is not a valid ...

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Parents, please speak out about religious discrimination and indoctrination in your school.
February 17, 2014 7 Comments

Parents, please speak out about religious discrimination and indoctrination in your school.

Parents, please speak out about religious discrimination and indoctrination in your school. Another account of religious discrimination in schools. This time from Northern Ireland in an integrated school. When they speak of integrated schools they mean either Catholic or Protestant and they simply don't include secularists. Atheist Ireland is starting ...

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CASE OF KJELDSEN, BUSK MADSEN AND PEDERSEN v. DENMARK – European Court of Human Rights “Religious Instruction” – (Application no. 5095/71; 5920/72; 5926/72) – 17th December 1976.
December 2, 2013 No Comments

CASE OF KJELDSEN, BUSK MADSEN AND PEDERSEN v. DENMARK – European Court of Human Rights “Religious Instruction” – (Application no. 5095/71; 5920/72; 5926/72) – 17th December 1976.

In this case at the European Court of Human Rights, the court makes clear that the rights of all parents and their children under Article II of Protocol 1 (the right to education) is not confined to having their children exempted from classes offering "religious instruction of a denominational character". ...

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Atheist Ireland submission to Equality Authority on Employment Equality Act
November 19, 2013 1 Comment

Atheist Ireland submission to Equality Authority on Employment Equality Act

Atheist Ireland has sent the following submission to the Equality Authority, regarding a proposed amendment to Section 37 of the Employment Equality Act 1998-2011. This is the Section that allows religious, educational or medical institutions to discriminate against employees or potential employees who do not share the religious values and ...

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