Press Releases

Dec

CAJ responds to Secretary of State smokescreen and refusal to discharge commitment to order a Public Inquiry into the killing of human rights lawyer Pat Finucane

01/12/2020Accountable Policing and Justice, Combating Impunity, Committee of Ministers, Dealing with the past, ECHR, European Court of Human Rights, human rights, International, rule of law

The case of Pat Finucane is one of profound importance for society in Northern Ireland and for those who believe in the rule of law. CAJ condemns the refusal of the UK government to hold a proper independent inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane. The statement by Secretary of State Brandon Lewis alluding to...

Nov

Briefing note for the Biden-Harris Transition Team: Brexit and the protection of the Good Friday Agreement, human rights and equality laws in Northern Ireland

19/11/2020border control, Brexit, Equality, good friday agreement, human rights, Protecting Human Rights and the peace settlement

CAJ joins with other civil society groups to present a briefing note on Northern Ireland to the Biden-Harris Transition Team. Representatives of civic society groups from across the island of Ireland welcome the President-elect’s continued support for the Good Friday Agreement, most recently reaffirmed in his congratulatory calls with An Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Prime...

Oct

NI organisations express concern about UK permit scheme for frontier workers

27/10/2020border control, Brexit, citizenship rights, Common Travel Area, frontier workers, human rights, immigration

CAJ joins with other NI organisations to express serious concern about the UK government’s permit scheme for frontier workers. Following the publication of the Citizens’ Rights (Frontier Workers) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, a diverse grouping of organisations based in Northern Ireland have written to the Secretary of State and Ministers of State to highlight shortcomings...

Sep

New law lets MI5 authorise crimes with no hard limits

24/09/2020Accountable Policing and Justice, Combating Impunity, Criminal Justice, human rights, MI5

A joint press release from CAJ, Reprieve, Privacy International, and the Pat Finucane Centre. Agents of MI5 and other Government bodies could be legally authorised to commit crimes under new legislation introduced today. There appear to be no express limits in the legislation on the types of crime which could be authorised. The Covert Human...

Sep

Civil Society – Internal Market Bill jeopardises Good Friday Agreement

21/09/2020Brexit, good friday agreement, human rights, Internal Market Bill, Protecting Human Rights and the peace settlement

Civil society groups, including CAJ, warn UK government not to threaten Good Friday Agreement through Internal Market Bill. Representatives from a wide range of civil society groups met with officials from the UK Government on Friday (18 September 2020) and registered our strong protest at the terms of the Internal Market Bill, which directly breaches...

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