S444 to the United Nations Human Rights Committee on the UK’s 7th Periodic Report under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
Published:
June 3, 2015
Policy Area(s):Democratic Governance, Legacy of the Past, Policing and Justice
Keywords:Bill of Rights, Gender, Human Rights Legislation, Impunity, Peace Process
S444-CAJ-Submission-to-ICCPR-June-2015
CAJ focuses this shadow report on the following matters which are included in the Committee’s List of Issues (LoI) for the UK (CCPR/C/GBR/Q/7, 20 November 2014) and previous Concluding Observations (CO) (CCPR/C/GBR/CO/6 30 July 2008):
- The planned repeal of the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Northern Ireland Bill of Rights (Art. 2, LoI [2] CO para. 6);
- Northern Ireland Stop and Search powers (Arts. 2, 12, 17, LoI [8]);
- Dealing with the legacy of the Northern Ireland conflict (Arts. 2, 6, 7, LoI [13 and 15], CO para. 9);
- Abortion law in Northern Ireland (Art. 2,3,7, LoI [14])
- The use of Plastic Bullets – Attenuating Energy Projectiles (AEPs) (Art. 6, 7 LoI [15], CO para. 11)
- Torture and ill-treatment of detainees by British forces (Art. 2, 7, 9, LoI [16], CO para.14).