Category: Human Rights
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A Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland
Professor Colin Harvey looks at how people from all communities have participated in a Bill of Rights process arising from the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement and why there is a growing demand to move on a process that has dragged on for far too long.
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Northern Ireland’s New Domestic Abuse Offence
Dr Ronagh McGuigg looks at the recent introduction of a specific offence of domestic abuse in Northern Ireland and how it represents a crucial development in Northern Ireland’s response to domestic violence.
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Domestic Violence – The ‘Shadow Pandemic’
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, incidents of domestic violence have increased dramatically. Dr Ronagh McQuigg looks at this shadow pandemic of domestic abuse.
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Why Northern Ireland still needs a Bill of Rights…
A Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland remains part of the unfinished work of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. Dr Anne Smith, of Ulster University, and Professor Colin Harvey argue that it is becoming increasingly essential.
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When your face is your boarding pass you are holidaying with Big Brother
Facial-recognition technology may be presented as a convenient way to move through airport security, but Dr Birgit Schippers argues that it poses a serious threat to our human rights and civil liberties.
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Achieving a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland in the wake of Brexit
Dr Anne Smith from Ulster University and Professor Colin Harvey explore how Brexit might prove a constitutional moment for a rights-based approach to good governance in Northern Ireland, leading to the adoption of a Bill of Rights.
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Where next for a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland?
The full report prepared by Professor Colin Harvey and Dr Anne Smith from Ulster University can now be accessed below,
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From Civil Rights to Human Rights?
Professor Colin Harvey calls for a renewed conversation about a Bill of Rights as part of the journey towards a culture of respect for the human rights of all.
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AI, populism and the threat to Human Rights
Visiting Research Fellow Dr Birgit Schippers talks about the threat to human rights from the growth of Artificial Intelligence on a recent show with ABC Future News.
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Why technology puts human rights at risk
How can we defend human rights in a technological landscape increasingly shaped by robotics and artificial intelligence asks Dr Birgit Schippers.