Ireland Is Urged to Do More for the Economically Vulnerable
In a report based on findings from his visit to Ireland in 2016, Nils Muiznieks, the Council of Europe’s commissioner for human rights, urged the Irish government to provide more support to the Travelers — who experience discrimination in education, employment
and housing — as well as to women and children in general.
By SINEAD O’SHEAMARCH 29, 2017
DUBLIN — While Ireland has recovered from a severe economic crisis, the government has done little to aid the most vulnerable
groups in society, especially the historically excluded Traveler minority, Europe’s top human rights body said on Wednesday.
" Mr. Muiznieks wrote. that The Irish government should ensure
that the economic upturn benefits the most vulnerable groups and should promote equality of Travelers, women and children by removing the barriers that disproportionately hinder them from fully enjoying their rights,
The budget cuts affected Travelers in a "gravely disproportionate manner," he said — as high as 86 percent in education, and 85 percent in housing.
