Yesterday I gave evidence to the
@NIAEOCtteetogether with Human Rights Consortium NI
and Children's Law Centre (CLC) calling for progress on the Bill of Rights and greater rights protections for disabled people. Watch a short caption except here:
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Our Policy and Public Affairs Manager Fergal McFerran joined Human Rights Consortium NI and Disability Action to speak with the Assembly Committee for the Executive Office yesterday. They discussed the importance of strong human rights protections.

You can watch from 1hr 17 mins at youtube.com/watch?v=xMfdRq…

Watch Again - Wednesday 17 April 📺

This week the Committee received evidence from:

- Equality Commission Equality Commission and the Human Rights Commission NIHRC
- Human Rights Consortium Human Rights Consortium NI

Re-watch the meeting now - lk.cmte.fyi/M6bT

A new Consortium report by Prof Aileen McHarg sets out devolution problems for human rights law in Scotland. It also sets out ways to mitigate them: buff.ly/44bsMn1

Today's Assembly Committee for the Executive Office focuses on #rights & #equality & the dedicated mechanism for protecting rights post-Brexit. Chief Commissioners of Equality Commission & NIHRC presenting. NI's gap in protection from age discrimination when accessing goods, facilities & services has been noted.

The Assembly Committee for the Executive Office met with the Equality Commission, NIHRC, Human Rights Consortium NI - Wednesday 17 April, 2pm to discuss the dedicated mechanism (DM). The Human Rights Commission and the Equality Commission have duties and powers to monitor, supervise, advise, enforce, and report on DM.

It is clear that Tory cuts, Brexit & no Executive have caused further inequalities to our most vulnerable. Powerful presentations from .Equality Commission .NIHRC .@ChildsLawCentre .Disability Action .Human Rights Consortium NI . Need for a Bill of Rights & a need to implement s75 👏👏👏👏👏👏

We're pleased to have been asked to join Human Rights Consortium NI for an oral briefing at today's meeting of the Committee for the Executive Office Assembly Committee for the Executive Office

You can watch the session from around 3pm at niassembly.tv/live-stream-2/

Join us for live coverage of Assembly Committee for the Executive Office from 2.00pm 📺

The Committee will receive evidence from Equality Commission, NIHRC and Human Rights Consortium NI twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

We will be giving evidence at today's Assembly Committee for the Executive Office meeting with Disability Action & Children's Law Centre (CLC)!

⏰ Watch live from 2pm - niassembly.tv

Northern Ireland Assembly

We are pleased to be partnering with Human Rights Consortium Scotland, WCVA | CGGC, and Wales Governance Centre for a webinar next Thursday on Devolution and Progressing Human Rights in Scotland with the implications for Wales and Northern Ireland!

Read more and sign up here👇

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The cruel #RwandaBill is set to return to UK House of Commons on 15 April.

⬇️NI #HumanRights defenders are clear⬇️

The Bill would violate the Good Friday Agreement *and* the Windsor Framework.

❌Scrap the Bill
✅Introduce a humane #asylum system that works
✅Protect the GFA

Happy to sign this letter - thanks to Human Rights Consortium NI for this initiative.

Today’s landmark rulings by the European Court of Human Rights confirm that climate change poses existential risks for humankind impacting on #HumanRights and that states are obliged to act to fight it. They give victims clarity on the way forward in protecting their rights #ECHR

⚖️European countries, take note: The ECHR CEDH ruling extends beyond Switzerland.
KlimaSeniorinnen's win means that all countries must come up with science-based climate targets that are aligned with the 1.5 C limit.

It's time for decisive #ClimateAction !

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Really significant judgment ⚖️ today from the Council of Europe ECHR CEDH that extends scope of ECHR for combatting failures to deal with climate crisis 🌍. Convention rights continuing to expand in relevance & impact to our daily lives. ECHR/HRA core to our peace process & our future. 📢👍

Solidarity with Takura Makoni whose house was targeted during the early hours of Sunday. We need to welcome our new neighbours as we would like to be welcomed ourselves. ⁦Amnesty Int'l NI⁩ ⁦Human Rights Consortium NI⁩ ⁦CAJ⁩ ⁦NIHRC⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

Let British students back into free movement scheme, EU committee says independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…