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Tag: Human Rights Consortium

Northern Ireland Human Rights Festival Programme Launched!

November 14, 2014November 14, 2014 Human Rights ConsortiumBill of Rights

Today saw the launch of the programme for the 2014 Northern Ireland Human Rights Festival (NIHRF). The festival, which will take place from 8-13 December, consists of a series of events on a range of human rights issues from home and abroad in celebration of International Human Rights Day on 10 December . All events…Continue reading Northern Ireland Human Rights Festival Programme Launched!

15 YEARS AFTER REFERENDUM, UK GOV URGED TO DELIVER BILL OF RIGHTS

May 22, 2013 Human Rights ConsortiumBill of Rights

 Fifteen years ago today people in Northern Ireland took to the polls to vote in the Good Friday Agreement referendum. From an exceptionally high voter turn-out of 81.1% a resounding 71.1% voted in favour of the Agreement, with all of its provisions. The Agreement was firmly anchored in human rights and equality and a key…Continue reading 15 YEARS AFTER REFERENDUM, UK GOV URGED TO DELIVER BILL OF RIGHTS

SECOND CHANCE TO LISTEN: UK BILL OF RIGHTS COMMISSIONS SECOND CONSULTATION

September 24, 2012September 24, 2012 Human Rights ConsortiumBill of Rights

Back in 2007 the Conservative party clearly outlined its vision for the future shape of human rights protections in the UK.[1] It stated that, ‘the Human Rights Act 1998 has not proved to be effective in protecting fundamental rights in Britain…A Conservative Government will repeal the Human Rights Act and replace it with a modern…Continue reading SECOND CHANCE TO LISTEN: UK BILL OF RIGHTS COMMISSIONS SECOND CONSULTATION

Still Waiting for a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland

April 19, 2012April 20, 2012 Mairead CollinsBill of Rights

Fourteen years after the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement set in place the groundwork for a future Bill of Rights, the people of Northern Ireland continue to wait. Yesterday, Professor Colin Harvey, as part of a UU Transitional Justice Institute  panel discussion on the Bill of Rights debate, likened the situation to Beckett’s Waiting for Godot. Certainly…Continue reading Still Waiting for a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland

Bill of Rights gets the Presidential Treatment at ICTU Women’s Conference

March 2, 2012March 2, 2012 Mairead CollinsBill of Rights

    In the last year, the experience of women in the workplace has become more precarious as the recession’s chokehold tightens. Female redundancy rates are increasing and female unemployment figures climb higher. According to 2008 According to CSO 2011 figures, the figure for unemployed women in the Republic of Ireland rose sharply from around…Continue reading Bill of Rights gets the Presidential Treatment at ICTU Women’s Conference

“The vast majority of people in Northern Ireland consider a Bill of Rights to be important”

November 16, 2011 Patrick CorriganBill of Rights

Fascinating public attitudes research from Ipsos/MORI, on Northern Ireland public attitudes towards a NI Bill of Rights, was published earlier this week as part of a new report (PDF) from the Human Rights Consortium. It seems to explode the myth that there is no appetite from the Northern Ireland public for a Bill of Rights…Continue reading “The vast majority of people in Northern Ireland consider a Bill of Rights to be important”

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