Resetting the Relationship? – Launch of the Partnership Agreement

09 September 2025

The launch of the new Partnership Agreement between government and the community and voluntary sector in Northern Ireland offers a timely and much-needed opportunity to reset how these two groups work together. The Agreement sets out the shared values that are supposed to shape that relationship moving forward. Accountability Active Participation Social Justice Independence Collaboration Sustainability […]

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LGBTQIA+ Rights and International Human Rights Standards

07 June 2024

Do you know how international human rights treaties could help deliver progress for LGBTQIA+ rights? Do you know your CEDAW from your UNCRPD? If not, watch this webinar and discover how you can use them to bring about change! This event was hosted by the Consortium as part of the LGBTQIA+ Awareness Week programme and […]

Resisting the Rwanda Act Strategies and Implications for Northern Ireland

04 June 2024

Watch the recording of a critical discussion of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act to explore its consequences for human rights protections in Northern Ireland and the opportunities for challenging it. This recorded event provides the opportunity to explore the legal, political, and lived experience impacts of the legislation in the wider context […]

Strengthening Civil Society Impact on Westminster in the Years Ahead – Cardiff Conference

19 April 2024

In March, over 90 civil society leaders from across the United Kingdom convened in Cardiff for the third 4 Nations Civil Society Conference. Organised by the Welsh Consortium for Voluntary Action (WCVA) and Wales Governance Centre in partnership with the Civil Society Alliance (CSA) and the Human Rights Consortiums in Northern Ireland and Scotland, the conference […]

The Windsor Framework: the Good, the Bad and the Untested

29 September 2023

The Windsor Framework, and the Protocol that came before it, were developed and negotiated between the EU and the UK to manage the new regulatory framework in Northern Ireland resulting from the UK’s exit from the EU, while maintaining the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement commitments to cross-border cooperation and to maintaining the Common Travel Area between […]

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NIHRC FUNDING WELCOME BUT GOVT ATTITUDES TO HUMAN RIGHTS NEED TO CHANGE

19 September 2023

The Human Rights Consortium has welcomed the publication of the report by the Independent Review of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission which has highlighted the serious underfunding of the Commission and highlighted the need to provide a sufficient base line budget for its work. Kevin Hanratty, Director of the Human Rights Consortium a civil […]

Human Rights and the Illegal Bill on Migration – Watch It Back

03 July 2023

On Friday the 23rd of June, to round off a week of events held across civil society for Refugee Week 2023, the Human Rights Consortium held an event on the so-called Illegal Migration Bill – which we’ve dubbed the Illegal Bill on Migration – alongside our colleagues in the Public Interest Litigation Support (PILS) Project […]

Lessons from Scotland and Wales: Incorporating international human rights standards in Northern Ireland

03 July 2023

Lessons from Scotland and Wales: Incorporating international human rights standards in Northern Ireland The Human Rights Consortium recently held an online conference which brought together academics and civil society representatives to explore the advances made in Scotland and Wales to incorporate international human rights treaties and standards into domestic law and what the lessons could […]

Volunteering Opportunities

30 June 2023

We are currently seeking three volunteers to work on two distinct projects – our Human Rights Membership Database and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Festival 2023! Human Rights Membership Database We are looking for a volunteer to assist in updating the Human Rights Consortium membership database. This volunteer will gain experience in communications and […]

Recruitment : Administration and Finance Officer

12 June 2023

The Human Rights Consortium wishes to recruit for the following position: Administration and Finance Officer (F/T 35 HRS per week) £25,874 to £27,852 per annum pensionable. Contracted to 31st Dec 2024 with possibility of extension. The Job Description, Person Specification, Application form and Monitoring Form for this post are available to download below. Closing date […]

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