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Written Evidence on the experience of minority ethnic and migrant people in Northern Ireland

24/06/2021Publications, SubmissionsEquality, EU citizens' rights, EU Settlement Scheme, hate crime, human rights, immigration, racial discrimination

CAJ has provided written evidence to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee on its inquiry into the ‘The experience of minority ethnic and migrant people in Northern Ireland’. At the time of the 2011 census, it was found that Northern Ireland was the least ethnically diverse part of the UK. Nonetheless, a significant percentage of the...

Jun

Briefing note on the Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill: The Petition of Concern and Stormont’s’ other safeguards and vetoes

22/06/2021Publications, SubmissionsEquality, good friday agreement, human rights, NI Executive, petition of concern

This briefing note was prepared for the Second Reading of the Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill in the UK House of Commons. The bill deals with the Petition of Concern and a range of other assorted procedural issues related to devolution. Our briefing welcomes any move to seek to return the Petition...

Jun

Human Rights NGOs, academics, and lawyers express ‘deep concerns’ about NIO proposed legislation

17/06/2021News, Press releasesCombating Impunity, Dealing with the past, human rights, Protecting Human Rights and the peace settlement, Stormont House Agreement

An open letter endorsed by human rights NGOs, academics and lawyers has made fresh calls for the legacy commitments made in the New Decade New Approach Agreement to be returned to. The current British Government committed in the January 2020 (UK-Ireland) New Decade New Approach agreement to legislating for the SHA ‘within 100 days’. The...

Jun

CAJ and Conradh na Gaelige welcome decision by Stormont Standards Commissioner to investigate DUP Minister for no-show at North South Language Body

14/06/2021News, Press releasesEquality, Freedom of expression, human rights, Irish Language, mini, NI Executive

Rights NGOs, the Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) and Conradh na Gaelige, have today welcomed the decision by the Northern Ireland Assembly Commissioner for Standards, Dr Melissa McCullough, to investigate a breach of the Ministerial Code of Conduct by Junior Minister Gordon Lyons MLA. The complaint relates to the failure of Mr Lyons...

Jun

‘Hooded Men’ appeal to be heard in the UK Supreme Court

14/06/2021News, Press releasesAccountable Policing and Justice, Combating Impunity, Criminal Justice, Dealing with the past, hooded men, human rights, rule of law

From 14 to 16 June 2021, the UK Supreme Court will hear an appeal from Northern Ireland in relation to the treatment of the ‘Hooded Men’. The case is being taken by Mary McKenna, daughter of one of the Hooded Men, Sean McKenna. Mr McKenna, after release from internment, spent the rest of his life...

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