Report urges law change to protect minority faith children

A REPORT by the Irish Human Rights Commission has said changes in the law are needed to protect the rights of children of no or minority faith in denominational Irish schools.

IHRC president Maurice Manning said that over the past two years there had been an increase in inquiries and requests for legal assistance in relation to complaints from parents of minority faith and none about their children’s education.

Instead of going down the “legal route” the IHRC held a conference last November and then launched a consultation process. The commission received 60 submissions, which are set out in the report Religion and Education: a Human Rights Perspective.