10 January 2018
The Human Rights Consortium has launched a new report which highlights the inherent risks to the enjoyment of existing human rights in Northern Ireland from the process of the UK leaving the EU. The report ‘RIGHTS AT RISK – Brexit, Human Rights and Northern Ireland‘ is the product of extensive research by the Consortium with its […]
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07 September 2017
As the UK government proceeds with the introduction of legislation to retain EU law in domestic UK legislation through the EU Withdrawal Bill the Human Rights Consortium and other civil society organisations have highlighted fundamental flaws with the legislation that could lead to a weakening of human rights protections and undermine elements of the Northern […]
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10 July 2017
Polling published by the Human Rights Consortium shows massive public support for human rights in Northern Ireland. The polling commissioned by the Consortium shows that public opinion in Northern Ireland is not only clearly in favour of human rights but that the public also see human rights as a tool to protect the vulnerable and make […]
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23 May 2017
The Human Rights Consortium has presented a series of challenges to parties and candidates running in the 2017 Westminster elections in Northern Ireland. ‘A Rights Based Northern Ireland’ is an outline of the human rights and equality priorities the Consortium believes that political parties should be pursuing in order to make Northern Ireland a more human rights based society. […]
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04 April 2017
A report capturing the contributions at our one day conference ‘The Impact of the Human Rights Act in Northern Ireland’ is now available to download. (Bottom of this post.) The Conference which was hosted by the Consortium and UNISON aimed to try and capture a range of civil society, academic and public authority perspectives on […]
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11 June 2016
In a response to todays Queen’s Speech the Human Rights Consortium has said that it is extremely concerned that proposals for a British Bill of Rights are still a serious consideration for the UK Government despite the clear indications that such a proposal would mean removing existing protections in the Human Rights Act (HRA) from […]
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03 May 2016
RightClub is the new Northern Ireland Human Rights Festival Spinoff that wants to keep that festival vibe going right throughout the year. It’s first offering is a Eurovision Song contest themed event that looks at the rights issues at stake in the EU Referendum. There will be music, dancing, glamour, sparkle, some serious rights stuff […]
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27 January 2016
The Role of the Human Rights Act in policing in Northern Ireland Chief Constable George Hamilton 26 January 2016 Human Rights and Policing Good morning and thank you for having me here today to talk on the immensely important issue of Human Rights. I am no academic; nor am I a legal expert; but I […]
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