Category: Human Rights
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Repeal the 8th Referendum Special Podcast from Queen’s LawPod
This episode explores some of the issues around today’s referendum in the Republic of Ireland to repeal the 8th amendment of the Irish constitution.
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Back to the Margins? A Crisis for Human Rights and Equality
When it comes to rights and equality, there is a crisis that merits urgent attention says Professor Colin Harvey.
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‘Safe return’ plan for refugees after five years undermines the idea of integration
Dr Ulrike Vieten and Dr Fiona Murphy look at the recent UK government’s safe return review and the human implications for refugees and asylum seekers seeking to integrate.
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Brexit, Borders and Human Rights
The following article is based on a talk delivered at the British Academy and Royal Irish Academy Brexit and Borders Roundtable, held at Queen’s University Belfast on 17 February 2017. Professor Harvey would like to thank the participants for their thoughtful interventions and the organisers for arranging such a stimulating conversation.
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The ethics and value of working with asylum seekers and refugees
Dr Fiona Murphy and Aylisha Hogan share their own personal experiences of working with Care4Calais in order to better the lives of refugees forced to live in the bleak conditions of a refugee camp.
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The Need for a UN Treaty on Violence against Women
Dr Ronagh McQuigg looks at the work of the United Nations as regards the protection of women and calls for a dedicated UN Treaty on Violence against Women.
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Public attitudes towards LGB equality and same-sex marriage
Nicola Carr, Paula Devine, Siobhán McAlister and Gail Neill reflect on a current judicial review on same-sex marriage, and use data from the Northern Ireland Life and Times survey to explore public attitudes to LGB equality issues.
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Improving human rights accountability in natural and human-made disasters
Dr Dug Cubie examines some of the legal challenges that arise in relation to international humanitarian crises and disasters.
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Out on its own: what next for marriage equality in Northern Ireland?
Following a resounding public vote in the Republic of Ireland and the Supreme Court ruling in favour of equal marriage in the USA, Dr Nicola Carr asks whether the same could now happen in Northern Ireland.
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Lines of attack for the wicked problem of Human Trafficking
Dr Mariana Bogdanova argues that, in the fight to prevent human trafficking, it is vital that institutional actors in government and the voluntary sector are better organised than the criminals they are up against.