06 July 2020
6 August 2020, 10am First in a series of webinars examining human rights issues that have been brought into sharp focus by the COVID-19 pandemic. About this Event Around 350,000 workers in Northern Ireland have dependent children. Of these, around 70% have ‘intensive childcare requirements’.* The Executive has indicated that childcare is a critical priority […]
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04 May 2020
We are currently seeking 4 volunteers to work remotely on two distinct projects – our Human Rights News Roundup and our Human Rights Impact Database. Human Rights News Roundup – 2 x Volunteers (Feb – July 2021) The Consortium are seeking two volunteers to work remotely on its Human Rights News Round Up project. The […]
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17 February 2020
The Human Rights Consortium wish to recruit for the following positions: P/T Human Rights Officer (17.5 HRS a week £12,399 – £14,392 per annum) pensionable. Contracted to March 2022. F/T Human Rights Officer (35 hours a week £24,799 – £28,785 per annum) pensionable. Fixed Term to October 2020 with possibility of extension. The Job […]
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10 January 2020
Late into the evening of 9 January 2020 – three years after the Executive collapsed – the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and the Tánaiste presented their proposals for re-establishing our devolved institutions. The New Decade, New Approach document is 62 pages long and is currently being reviewed by the political parties. This is the Consortium’s initial […]
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15 November 2019
The Northern Ireland Human Rights Festival (NIHRF) has officially launched it’s 2019 programme of events. The Festival, which runs in venues across Belfast and Northern Ireland from Sunday 8th to Saturday 14th December is a collaboration of various charities, NGO’s, academics, artists and other organisations who wish to create awareness and support across a range […]
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07 June 2019
A cross section of civil society organisations have warned that Northern Ireland is on the brink of a No Deal emergency and that the protections in the draft Withdrawal Agreement are the bare minimum needed to protect Northern Ireland. Members of the Brexit and Human Rights Working Group, a mixture of civil society organisations interested […]
Read More22 May 2019
Only a few weeks after our Local Elections and we are now approaching the European Parliament Elections 2019. The Human Rights Consortium has looked at the manifesto pledges and Brexit policies of the 11 candidates who have put themselves forward for election across Northern Ireland. This resource will highlight several issues related to human rights and […]
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16 April 2019
Rights after Brexit The Human Rights Consortium has submitted Evidence to the House of Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee inquiry into Rights after Brexit. The inquiry seeks to examine the future framework for and potential risks to rights after Brexit. The Consortium in its submission directly addressed the inquiries call for evidence on the impact of the […]
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07 March 2019
The Consortium is currently recruiting for the following position: Human Rights Officer (Campaigns and Membership) (Maternity Cover) Secondments Welcomed £28,221 (pensionable) Fixed-term from May – November 2019 Join our campaign to strengthen Human Rights in Northern Ireland The Human Rights Consortium is cross-community coalition of over 160 community groups, NGOs and trade unions working to […]
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07 February 2019
With only a few short weeks until the 29 March, the official date when the United Kingdom will leave the European Union, the prospect of a ‘No Deal Brexit’ is danger of becoming a reality. A reality that would have dire consequences from the perspective of rights protection. Following its failure to get support from Parliament for the […]
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