Secular Sunday #135 – Word on the Street
27/07/2014

Secular Sunday #135 – Word on the Street

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UN Human Rights Committee tells Ireland to stop breaching the human rights of atheists and minority faiths
24/07/2014

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

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 all of the complaints raised by Atheist Ireland when we briefed the Human Rights Committee ...

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Secular Sunday #134 – Small Steps and Giant Leaps
20/07/2014

Secular Sunday #134 – Small Steps and Giant Leaps

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Irish government again defers to the "institutionalised belief system" that pervades Irish schools
20/07/2014

Irish government again defers to the "institutionalised belief system" that pervades Irish schools

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 classes". It also asked if the State will remove Rule 68, which enforces a religious integrated curriculum. And ...

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Irish Government again evades UN questions on oaths, blasphemy and religious discrimination in Irish schools
18/07/2014

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

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 evaded several specific questions that the UN asked it about religious discrimination against ...

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UN asks Ireland about religious discrimination against atheists in education – Michael Nugent on 4FM
17/07/2014

UN asks Ireland about religious discrimination against atheists in education – Michael Nugent on 4FM

The United Nations Human Rights Committee has asked Ireland about religious discrimination against atheists in in the Irish education system. Atheist Ireland briefed the UN Commitee about this, before the meeting with the Irish Government in Geneva. Michael Nugent discussed this on 4FM Radio.

Majority votes cannot deny human rights: UN questions to Ireland reflect Atheist Ireland briefing in Geneva
16/07/2014

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

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 in our briefing were directly reflected in many of the UN’s questions to the Irish State delegation, led ...

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Secular Sunday #133 – On the Ball
13/07/2014

Secular Sunday #133 – On the Ball

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Atheist Ireland to brief UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva on Monday
13/07/2014

Atheist Ireland to brief UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva on Monday

On Monday in Geneva, Switzerland, Atheist Ireland will brief the United Nations Human Rights Committee about Ireland’s failure to keep its obligations under an important human rights treaty: the International Covenant on Civil and Political Liberties. On Monday and Tuesday, the UN Human Rights Committee will be quizzing the Irish ...

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Secular Sunday #132 – Deep and Safe
06/07/2014

Secular Sunday #132 – Deep and Safe

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