24 February 2016
With the Dáil election in the Republic of Ireland taking place this Friday, we thought it might be interesting to do a quick round up of what the various party manifestos have to say about Northern Ireland and human rights both here and in the Republic. Northern Ireland Northern Ireland is not raised at all […]
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24 February 2016
Information Session 12:00-1:30pm The United Kingdom is due to be examined for its compliance with human rights law in January 2017 under the UN mechanism known as the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). Organisations who wish to submit information in advance of this review are asked to do so during June 2016. We’d like to invite […]
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24 February 2016
The next meeting of the membership of the Human Rights consortium will be on Wednesday 16 March 2016 from 12pm to 2pm. The membership meeting will take place at the Consortium Office: Community House, 6A Albert Street, Belfast, BT12 4HQ This meeting is only open to existing HRC members. As lunch will be provided please […]
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24 February 2016
Developing Human Rights Action Plans – Local and International Perspectives 21 April 2016, 10am – 4pm The MAC, Belfast Human Rights Action Plans (HRAPs) are an internationally recognised mechanism for developing and implementing comprehensive blueprints for practical action to promote and protect human rights. Nearly 20 European countries have embraced this model, but to date, […]
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