17 June 2016
The UK government was reviewed by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Geneva on the 15 and 16 June 2016 for their compliance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), to which the UK is a voluntary signatory. While representatives from the UK government as well as […]
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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