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Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Northern Ireland Faces "Reverse Religious Discrimination" Charges
Affirmative action in recruitment for Northern Ireland's Police Service has led a Protestant leader-- Lord Laird of Artnagarvan-- to charge religious discrimination. A report yesterday by Catholic World News explains that starting in 2001, as part of the peace process, half of all new openings in the Police Service have been set aside for Catholics. The set-aside was aimed at increasing the confidence of Catholics in law enforcement. They had previously held less than 10% of the police positions.