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Gach duine difriúil, Gach duine comhionann

13 – 17

years

old

Cad a chiallaíonn sé seo?

Conas a chosnaítear an ceart sin in Éirinn?

An bhfuil an ceart sin ag gach leanbh in Éirinn?

Conas is féidir linn a bheith difriúilagus cothrom?

Scéal Bahir

Scéal Searlie

Scéal Darren

Cad a chiallaíonn sé seo?

Tá sé de cheart agat go gcaithfí go cothrom leat, is cuma cé thú féin, cá gcónaíonn tú, cá as duit, cad a dhéanann do thuismitheoirí, cén teanga a labhraíonn tú, cén reiligiún leat, cén inscne leat, cén gnéasacht leat, cén cultúr atá agat, cibé acu atá tú faoi mhíchumas, cibé acu atá tú saibhir nó bocht.

Leagtar é seo amach in Airteagal 2 de CNACL.

Níor chóir go gcaithfí go difriúil le leanaí. Tá na cearta céanna ag gach leanbh, agus ba cheart go bhfaigheadh siad na cearta céanna, is cuma cé hiad féin.

Má dhéantar leat a chóireáil ar bhealach difriúil ó dhaoine eile mar gheall ar cé tú féin, tugtar idirdhealú air sin. Ní bulaíocht amháin atá i gceist leis an idirdhealú. D’fhéadfadh sé tarlú freisin mura féidir leat rochtain a fháil ar sheirbhís mar gheall ar cé tú féin, nó mura bhfuil an tseirbhís ina cabhair duit, amhail an dochtúir, scoil nó foireann spóirt.

Conas a chosnaítear an ceart sin in Éirinn?

Faoin Acht um Stádas Comhionann 2000 in Éirinn, tá sé de cheart agat go gcaithfí leat go cothrom leat. Ní féidir caitheamh leat ar bhealach difriúil agus idirdhealú a dhéanamh ort ar na forais seo a leanas: inscne, stádas sibhialta (pósta/aonair/páirtnéireacht shibhialta), stádas teaghlaigh, aois, reiligiún, míchumas, gnéaschlaonadh, cine/cúlra eitneach/náisiúntacht, ballraíocht den Lucht Siúil

Tá dlíthe ann a chosnaíonn tú ó chaint fhuatha agus ó choireacht fuaths. Tarlaíonn coireacht fuatha nuair a dhéileáiltear go díobhálach le duine díreach mar gheall ar cé hiad féin.

An bhfuil an ceart sin ag gach leanbh in Éirinn?

Although the government has made different strategies to help make Ireland a more equal place, not every child gets their right to non-discrimination.

Migrant children, Traveller and Roma children, LGBTQI+ children, children in poverty, children in care, homeless children and children with a disability or mental health difficulty are some groups in Ireland that can face difficulties in being treated equally.

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child said in 2023 that these groups do not enjoy their rights on an equal basis with other children in Ireland.

Conas is féidir linn a bheith difriúil agus cothrom??

Sometimes you can treat everyone “equally”, but it doesn’t mean that everyone gets the same result. Achieving equality isn’t just about treating everybody the same. It’s also about respecting how we’re different.

Some people might have different needs and require different support than others just to get the same rights. For example, when children in wheelchairs use ramps so that everyone can access school.

Some people think this doesn’t go far enough in achieving equality. Instead, there should be no ramp or stairs; schools should be built in a way that everyone can enter easily.

Scéal Bahir

“My name is Bahir. I am eight years old and I am from Syria. I’ve been having a hard time in school since I moved here. I can’t always understand what my teacher says and the other children make fun of me because I look different. They say I’m not allowed to play soccer with them at lunch time. This is discrimination and it means I don’t get my right to education, my right to play, or my right to develop my talents and abilities.“

Scéal Searlie

“Hi, I’m Charlie. I’m trans and I found out recently I am autistic. My school doesn’t have any sensory rooms and I’m finding classes really overwhelming without one. It’s also hard because I’m the only trans person in my class and we don’t learn a lot about people like me. When we are doing activities, the teacher splits us up into girls and boys. I don’t know where I fit and I feel like something’s wrong with me. I’ve stopped coming to school as much.
I went to the doctor to talk about how hard it’s been, but they didn’t know a lot about LGBT+ people, so they didn’t get it. I’m on a really long waiting list to get more mental health support.
This is discrimination. It’s affecting my right to healthcare and education.“

Scéal Darren

“I’m Darren and I’m from the north inner city in Dublin. Whenever, I’m hanging out with my friends, people look at us like they don’t trust us, just cos of where we’re from. Like we’re up to trouble. The guards usually stop us. They’ll always check my backpack to see if I have alcohol, even though they never look in my white mates’ bags.”

Find out what you can do when you’re not getting your rights.