Search result for: 2016

Search result for :2016

13 January 2016

Atheist Ireland in Geneva this week at UN hearing on rights of the child

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...

6 January 2016

RENUA election manifesto shows no understanding of religious discrimination

RENUA, one of Ireland’s new political parties, has launched its general election manifesto. It does not respect the human rights of atheist and secularists. RENUA not only fails to prioritise education reform, but it does not even understand the problem of religious discrimination in Irish...

1 January 2016

Irish Blasphemy Laws Are Six Years Old Today

Today is the sixth anniversary of the Defamation Act 2009 commencing in Ireland, including Section 36 on Blasphemy. Many Irish people will be aware of the chilling effect that this legislation has at home. For example, our blasphemy laws cause harmless comedy sketches to be...

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