29/09/2015
Atheist Ireland in Warsaw this week for OSCE human rights conference
Atheist Ireland is in Poland this week, highlighting the religious discrimination against atheists and members of minority faiths throughout the OSCE, and particularly in Ireland. The event is the annual ...Read More
27/10/2014
Atheist Ireland’s achievements in 2014
Atheist Ireland had a very busy and successful 2014, with breakthroughs in international lobbying at the United Nations Human Rights Committee and the OSCE annual human rights meeting; ongoing national ...Read More
03/10/2014
Protecting the human rights of atheists – Michael Nugent at the annual OSCE human rights meeting in Poland this week
This is video and text of Michael Nugent's contributions to the annual OSCE human rights meeting in Warsaw, Poland, earlier this week. Contribution to Session on Discrimination The OSCE Guidelines for ...Read More
03/08/2014
The Catholic belief system in Ireland and human rights abuses from child abuse to symphysiotomy
This is a powerful extract from the closing address of Nigel Rodley, Chairperson of the UN Human Rights Committee, after the Committee's questioning of Ireland in Geneva in July. Then ...Read More
03/08/2014
Irish Government accepts abortion rights cannot be denied by majority votes – video and transcript
This is the hugely significant exchange in Geneva in July, where the Irish Government formally accepted that the will of the Irish people as expressed in a referendum or parliamentary ...Read More
01/08/2014
UN asks Ireland about religious discrimination in Irish schools – video and transcript
The UN Human Rights Committee has told Ireland to stop breaching the human rights of atheists and minority faiths in the education system, reflecting concerns raised by Atheist Ireland at ...Read More
01/08/2014
UN asks Ireland about discrimination against atheist teachers – video and transcript
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 ...Read More
01/08/2014
UN asks Ireland about religious oaths and blasphemy – video and transcript
The UN Human Rights Committee has told Ireland to remove religious oaths for public office and to remove the law against blasphemy, reflecting concerns raised by Atheist Ireland at the ...Read More
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 ...Read More
20/10/2013
If it looks like the Angelus… Jane Donnelly on RTE's Beyond Belief
Jane Donnelly of Atheist Ireland was on RTE's Beyond Belief on 14 October 2013 discussing RTE's daily broadcasting of the Angelus. Also on the show was Roger Childs, head of ...Read More