International Human Rights Standards

Rwanda Bill: An Attack on Fundamental Rights

08 December 2023

The UK government this week introduced the ‘Safety of Rwanda Bill’ to limit the use of human rights laws to challenge their attempts to automatically remove asylum seekers to Rwanda. The Human Rights Consortium has criticized the introduction of the Bill as a violation of basic human rights guarantees of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, the […]

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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 […]

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NI Civil Society Joint submission to UN Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Committee

23 February 2023

The Human Rights Consortium has worked collaboratively with a number of our member-organisations to develop a joint civil society parallel report to the United Nations in advance of the review of the United Kingdom under the International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) in 2023.   A range of Northern Ireland civil society […]

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ICESCR – Civil Society Shadow report

25 October 2022

The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) commits signatory states to uphold a range of rights within their jurisdiction, including the right to an adequate standard of living, the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, work, social security, education and cultural life. As a signatory of ICESCR the United Kingdom is reviewed by […]

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Submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

08 June 2018

Today the Human Rights Consortium sent our submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women in advance of the pre-sessional working group in July. During this meeting the committee will develop a list of issues for the United Kingdom to respond to in advance of the review of the UK by […]

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UN SPOTLIGHT ON NORTHERN IRELAND AT UK HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW

10 June 2016

The Human Rights Consortium 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 be reviewed by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural […]

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