Press Releases

Jul

Equality Coalition joint statement on the pandemic recovery

05/07/2021COVID-19, Equality, equality coalition, New Decade New Approach, pandemic recovery

Civil society groups call for action to urgently address inequalities exacerbated by COVID-19 and to prevent austerity from becoming part of NI’s pandemic recovery. The Equality Coalition, an alliance of more than 100 NGOs and trade unions, has issued an official statement urging decision makers to address inequality as part of the pandemic recovery following...

Jun

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

17/06/2021Combating 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

14/06/2021Equality, 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

14/06/2021Accountable 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...

May

Statement on Ballymurphy inquest findings

12/05/2021Accountable Policing and Justice, Dealing with the past, human rights, legacy, legal and inquiries, right to life

CAJ welcomes the inquest verdicts and findings into the deaths of ten people killed at Ballymurphy between 9 and 11 August 1971. We pay tribute to the families and their supporters who have battled courageously over five decades in their pursuit of truth and justice for their loved ones. The findings of Coroner Mrs Justice...

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