The following article was written by the Equality Coalition, following a Workshop entitled Challenging the Cuts which was jointly organised by the Equality Coalition and the PILS Project. In the current economic climate, the spending cuts and reduction in public services often have a disproportionate impact on disadvantaged groups. Community and voluntary sector organisations are…Continue reading Challenging the Cuts: The NGO Perspective
Author: Marieanne McKeown
Pro bono lawyers provide access to justice across Europe
Human rights mean little without access to justice; without the ability to challenge abuses of those rights. Yet threats to access to justice in Northern Ireland and across Europe are real and imminent. The rights and entitlements of the most disadvantaged and vulnerable are being cut with one hand and the ability to challenge such…Continue reading Pro bono lawyers provide access to justice across Europe