Military Cadet Forces – UNCRC Asked to Act

January 6, 2013

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE MILITARY CADET FORCES UNCRC ASKED TO ACT The Celtic League has written to the Committee on the Rights of the Child about the operation of child cadet forces. The move comes following a decision of the Celtic League

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CL AGM: General Secretary Mandated to Improve Maximise UN NGO Status

November 14, 2012

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE CL AGM: GENERAL SECRETARY MANDATED TO IMPROVE MAXIMISE UN NGO STATUS The Celtic League AGM, held at Karaez in Brittany at the weekend (Oct 26-28th), adopted a resolution tasking the Leagues General Secretary (GS), Rhisiart Tal-e-bot, with facilitating

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League Calls on UN to Lobby for Arms Treaty

June 1, 2012

News from Celtic Press The Celtic League has called on the United Nations for them to back the creation of a global arms treaty. The Convenor and General Secretary the League wrote the letter in a joint capacity to the UN’s Convenor Special

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League Submit Statment to UN

April 4, 2012

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE League Submit Statement to UN The Celtic League has submitted a statement to the United Nations (UN) on the topic of the working rights for disabled people, following an invitation to take part in a UN ECOSOC High

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AGM – UN Roster Status We Must Participate Says GS

November 10, 2011

`Use it or lose it’ – that is the message of the General Secretary of the Celtic League (to the AGM of the League held in Falkirk today) about our recently awarded NGO roster status with the United Nations. He records that whilst

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UN Say Garda Síochána Should Not Investigate Itself

July 25, 2011

The United Nations Committee Against Torture has outlined concerns about the complaints and investigation mechanisms available to prisoners and those detained by the police in Ireland. Whilst welcoming, in its most recent report, the appointment of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission some years

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NICCY Urged To Combat Militarisation of Children

April 4, 2011

The Celtic League has written to the Children’s Commissioner for Northern Ireland (NICCY) supporting her recently stated views on the militarization of children (text below). The NICCY spoke out after children were pictured at a community centre in military clothing and holding replica

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UK Pressed On Treaty Consultation Issue

December 10, 2010

The General Secretary of the Celtic League has asked the UK prime minister, David Cameron, to ensure that the Celtic League is included in UK government consultations in respect of UN Treaty reporting. The move follows an exchange of correspondence, earlier this year,

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Ministry Of Justice Respond On UN Treaty Consultative Process

December 6, 2010

The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has responded to concerns articulated by the Celtic League about the need for it to honour its commitments on consultation with non governmental organizations (NGOs) in respect of United Nations conventions reporting. The Celtic League as an NGO

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Call For Credible UN Inquiry Into Gaza Flotilla

September 9, 2010

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE CALL FOR CREDIBLE UN INQUIRY INTO GAZA FLOTILLA The General Secretary (GS) of the League has written to the Secretary General of the United Nations urging him to call for an “impartial, credible and unbiased independent investigation” into the Israeli

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