Press Releases

Jun

Laws restricting protest in Northern Ireland unacceptable

08/06/2020Accountable Policing and Justice, COVID-19, emergency laws, freedom of assembly, Freedom of expression, human rights

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

14/05/2020Brexit, citizenship rights, EU citizens' rights, good friday agreement, human rights, immigration, Protecting Human Rights and the peace settlement

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

21/04/2020COVID-19, emergency laws, Equality, equality coalition, hosti, human rights

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

09/04/2020Accountable Policing and Justice, Combating Impunity, Criminal Justice, Dealing with the past, ECHR, good friday agreement, human rights, Protecting Human Rights and the peace settlement, Stormont House Agreement

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

18/03/2020Accountable Policing and Justice, Combating Impunity, Dealing with the past, good friday agreement, human rights, Protecting Human Rights and the peace settlement, Stormont House Agreement

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...

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