Press releases Archives – Page 3 of 6

CAJ regularly issues press releases to help keep human rights on the media agenda.

Jun

Laws restricting protest in Northern Ireland unacceptable

08/06/2020Committee on the Administration of JusticeNews, Press releases

CAJ joins with Amnesty International UK to condemn the issuing of fines at Black Lives Matter (BLM) rallies in NI The last-minute introduction of fines against peaceful Black Lives Matter protests in Northern Ireland over the weekend is “unacceptable”, Amnesty International UK and CAJ said today. The human rights organisations have raised concerns that enforcement...

May

CAJ explanatory statement on changes to UK Immigration Rules

14/05/2020Committee on the Administration of JusticeNews, Press releases

The changes to the Immigration Rules today follow the commitments made by the British Government in the New Decade, New Approach agreement of 9 January 2020 and the earlier review promised by Theresa May into Irish citizens in NI being joined by their family members. These changes are driven by the legal challenge by Emma...

Apr

Civil society groups call for action to ensure inequalities are not exacerbated by the Covid-19 crisis

21/04/2020Committee on the Administration of JusticeNews, Press releases

CAJ joins with other members of the Equality Coalition to call for political action to prevent the Covid-19 crisis from worsening inequalities in Northern Ireland. The Equality Coalition is a broad alliance of 90 civil society organisations and trade unions in Northern Ireland that collectively campaign to promote equality. The Coalition is jointly convened by...

Apr

Drive to achieve impunity for soldiers risks legacy process in Northern Ireland, according to new report

09/04/2020Committee on the Administration of JusticeNews, Press releases

There are clear deficiencies in the UK government’s most recent proposals for dealing with the legacy of Northern Ireland’s past, according to a new report published today. Prosecutions, Imprisonment and the Stormont House Agreement: A Critical Analysis of Proposals on Dealing with the Past in Northern Ireland reviews all of the proposals put forward on...

Mar

CAJ response to UK government’s ‘new approach’ to legacy

18/03/2020Committee on the Administration of JusticeNews, Press releases

CAJ shares the dismay of victims’ groups and others at the statement on legacy given by the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) today. This statement appears to envisage the abandonment of the structures proposed in the Stormont House Agreement (SHA) in favour of a new ‘fast-track’ process, the detail of which is entirely unclear. It seems...

Dec

Tribunal judges divided on MI5 secret approvals for serious crime

20/12/2019Committee on the Administration of JusticeNews, Press releases

Five judges of the UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal have given a divided ruling over a secret MI5 policy allowing security service agents to commit serious crimes on UK soil. The judges decided 3-2 that MI5’s policy was lawful. The claimants in the case confirmed they would immediately seek permission to challenge the ruling at the...

Nov

CAJ statement on Paul O’Connor

25/11/2019Committee on the Administration of JusticeNews, Press releases

CAJ has issued a statement on Paul O’Connor, Director of the Pat Finucane Centre, in response to the media coverage he received over the past weekend: “CAJ wishes to put on record that we have worked with Paul O’Connor, Director of the Pat Finucane Centre, for many years. He has been – and continues to...

Nov

CAJ concern at ongoing secrecy regarding MI5 remit over British Army operations in Northern Ireland

14/11/2019Committee on the Administration of JusticeNews, Press releases

CAJ has expressed concern at the ongoing secrecy over the potential operational relationship between MI5 and military units operating in Northern Ireland. This follows a ruling by the First-tier Tribunal (Information Rights) (1) to block disclosure of a section (henceforward referred to as ‘the disputed paragraph’) of the British Army’s terms of reference for ‘Operation...

Sep

NI Court of Appeal holds that the Hooded Men were tortured and that there should be a new investigation

20/09/2019Committee on the Administration of JusticeNews, Press releases

The Court of Appeal in Belfast today held that the treatment meted out to the ‘Hooded Men’, if it occurred today, would “properly be characterised as torture”. They further held that the Chief Constable had promised a criminal investigation, which has not yet happened, but that any investigation by the PSNI Legacy Investigation Branch or...

Sep

Complaint made by CAJ against Translink for facilitating discriminatory passport checks on cross-border buses

17/09/2019Committee on the Administration of JusticeNews, Press releases

CAJ has submitted a breach of equality scheme complaint against Translink in response to the company facilitating discriminatory passport checks on its cross-border transport services. The complaint has been made by CAJ on behalf of 17 directly affected passengers. Over recent months, concern has been building over the increasing number of passport and identity checks...

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