Irish women on UN agenda

EQUALITY Minister Frank Fahy yesterday rejected claims that the Irish Government has “an appalling record” on promoting women’s human rights and tackling discrimination.

The Minister will come under severe international pressure next week at the United Nations headquarters in New York where he will face accusations that Ireland has failed to fulfil its legally binding pledge to end all forms of discrimination against women.

A delegation of Irish women is determined to embarrass the Government over its poor record on women's rights when it makes a presentation to a UN committee the Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).