IRELAND IS BOUND by the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights which protects rights like health, housing, work, education, family life, social security, cultural life and adequate living standards.
The UN is conducting a review of Ireland’s compliance with the Covenant, culminating in a formal examination of the government delegation led by Minister of State Sean Sherlock TD in Geneva on 8-9 June. A delegation from Irish civil society will present a comprehensive alternative report, Our Voice, Our Rights, drawn from evidence from more than 80 organisations and co-ordinated by legal rights group FLAC and its Public Interest Law Alliance project, on how these rights are being fulfilled on the ground.
The following pieces present the economic, social and cultural rights situation for three Irish social groups – children, disabled people and Travellers & Roma, all represented in the Civil Society report being presented in Geneva next week.
Read more at
http://www.thejournal.ie/readme/un-review-ireland-protection-of-rights-2140779-Jun2015/
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