One in Four welcomes referendum wording

One in Four, the national charity which supports women and men who have experienced sexual violence today welcomed the announcement by Government of its proposed wording for a constitutional amendment on children and the publication of the 28th Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2007.

Speaking today, Deirdre Fitzpatrick, Advocacy Director said: “One in Four have repeatedly called for the rights of all children to be enshrined in our Constitution and the first provision of this proposed amendment ensures this; “The State acknowledges and affirms the natural and imprescriptible rights of all children.”