Category: Human Rights
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Forgive Us Our Trespasses
In this special long read, Judith Atwell looks at the UK government’s Nationality and Borders Bill and calls for a refugee integration strategy for Northern Ireland to be implemented.
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The COVID-19 Pandemic and the European Court of Human Rights
Dr Ronagh McQuigg looks at some of the human rights claims that the European Court of Human Rights has dealt with in the context of the pandemic.
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Cyberviolence as Domestic Abuse – Human Rights Responses.
Advances in technology, although often very beneficial, can also have the potential to be used in such a way as to increase risk levels for victims of domestic abuse says Dr Ronagh McGuigg.
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Podcast – Mitchell Institute Conversations
Episode 5 is now available to listen to or download from Apple or Spotify.
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Domestic Abuse as Torture? Recent Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights
The way in which domestic abuse has been conceptualised in the European Court of Human Right’s judgments has varied and evolved says Dr Ronagh McQuigg.
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Where next for human rights and equality?
On Human Rights Day 2021, Professor Colin Harvey reflects on human rights progress in Northern Ireland, as well as what remains to be done.
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The Istanbul Convention – Ten Years On
The Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (commonly known as the Istanbul Convention) was adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in April 2011, and was opened for signature in Istanbul the following month. A decade on, it is an appropriate juncture to reflect on the…
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Finding Ways Forward for the long awaited Bill of Rights…
The Bill of Rights process in Northern Ireland has been stuck since at least 2008 says Professor Colin Harvey.
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Polling shows public wants better rights protections following Covid-19 pandemic
New public polling commissioned in collaboration by Queen’s University, Ulster University, and the Human Rights Consortium has found significant cross-community support for the inclusion of a range of rights in a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland.
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Ten Years of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Much done, plenty more to do
Dr Ciarán O’Kelly and Dr Ciara Hackett review the last ten years of the United Nations’ work in embedding corporate responsibilities for human rights into an international legal instrument.