GICJ Oral Statement with Association Ma’onah for human rights and immigration

Delivered by Sanzhar Aitkulov

On the 24th of March, the Human Rights Council held a session for the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Ireland. Sanzhar Aitkulov delivered an Oral statement on behalf of the Geneva International Centre for Justice (GICJ) and Association Ma’onah for Human Rights, where he expressed deep concern about the over 92,000 children living in consistent poverty, including children in one-parent families, Traveller, Roma and migrant children. We are worried about educational disadvantages, particularly among children who were homeless, with disabilities, seeking asylum, and in one-parent families.

GICJ and Ma’onah recommend Ireland to work towards eliminating child poverty and racial discrimination and we encourage Ireland to address root causes of educational disadvantage and support access, attendance, and attainment. Finally, we strongly encourage Ireland to implement existing legislation and policies designed to give effect to the rights and obligations in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and sign the Declaration on Children, Youth and Climate Action.