What we do
09 June 2016
The Consortiums work has a number of themes and focusses which help us work towards the delivery of our broader strategic aims. A number of those current areas of work can be seen in the following infographic.
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Human Rights Consortium
News
The EU Referendum and Human Rights
08 June 2016
Human rights issues have largely been ignored in the debates around the EU referendum. With just two weeks to go until we get to decide to stay or go, we need to focus on human rights . The core human rights instrument in the UK is the Human Rights Act. Its origins in the European […]
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Jonathan Swallow RIP
08 June 2016
Jonathan William Harvey Swallow 22 September 1952 – 31 May 2016 Rest in Peace Jonathan Swallow, who passed away at the Mater Hospital Belfast on 31st May 2016, was a very good friend to the Consortium and our members. In particular we remember his insightful and expert support over many years to our members UNISON […]
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UN SPOTLIGHT ON NORTHERN IRELAND AT UK HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW
08 June 2016
The Human Rights Consortium, an alliance of 160 civil society organisations from across Northern Ireland, has criticised the UK and Northern Ireland governments’ failure to accurately reflect the status of human rights protection in Northern Ireland to a UN Committee in advance of an important international review next week. The UK government is due to […]
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The Place of Northern Ireland within UK Human Rights Reform
18 May 2016
In conjunction with the Transitional Justice Institute at Ulster University the Human Rights Consortium will be hosting a seminar entitled, ‘The Place of Northern Ireland within UK Human Rights Reform’ from 10:30am – 12 noon at the Belfast campus, Ulster University, Boardroom, BA-03-019 3. Speakers include: Dr Aoife O’Donoghue, Durham Law School; Colin Murray, Newcastle […]
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Human Rights and the ‘Brexit’ Debate
18 May 2016
The Human Rights Consortium, in partnership with NICVA, is hosting an event to examine the missing human rights context in the EU referendum debate. Human rights have been largely ignored in the referendum debate and where rights have been mentioned, the discussion has been confused. […]
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EUvision: Making Your Mind Up
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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Manifesto Watch – NI Assembly Elections 2016
03 May 2016
With the 2016 Assembly Elections almost upon us, the Human Rights Consortium takes a look at the manifestos of the various political parties who have put themselves forward for election. Check out our run down on what the political parties in Northern Ireland are saying about a whole range of human rights issues. Our Manifesto […]
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Members Update
Annual General Meeting (AGM)
03 May 2016
Members of the Human Rights Consortium are invited to attend the 2016 Annual General meeting on 18 May at 12 noon in the Human Rights Consortium Office. A timetable, Board nomination forms, information on resolutions and other guidance on the AGM will be sent to members by the end of March. The AGM is only […]
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Manifesto Watch – Republic of Ireland General Election 2016
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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