📢 Strand 3: Human Rights and Responsibilities

Question 1

What % of asylum seekers in Ireland are in Direct Provision for over 2 years?

Answer 1

33% — deprivation of rights (Nussbaum, UNHCR concerns).

Question 2

What % of women globally experience gender-based violence?

Answer 2

30% (WHO) — Walby (violence as a structure of patriarchy).

Question 3

How many countries criminalise homosexuality?

Answer 3

62 (ILGA, 2023) — Appiah (human dignity), Said (postcolonial critique).

Question 4

What % of Irish children experience poverty or social exclusion?

Answer 4

21.4% (CSO 2023) — Lynch (interlocking inequalities), Nussbaum (childhood capability).

Question 5

How many Irish schools reported LGBTI+ bullying as a concern?

Answer 5

71% (Department of Education, 2022) — reflects discrimination issues (Appiah, Rawls: fairness).

Question 6

What % of Irish teens report poor mental health?

Answer 6

39% (My World Survey 2) — rights to well-being (Nussbaum: health/emotions).