Tag: Human Rights
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Business and human rights in Northern Ireland
In international law, states hold the primary responsibility for preventing human rights violations within their territories. However, there is increasing recognition of the significant impact that business operations can have on these rights says Dr Marisa McVey.
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International Perspectives on Trans Rights and Policy in the context of the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the Netherlands
Dr Jamie Hagen highlights key issues in international trans rights and insights from a Just Talk(s) event organised by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the UK
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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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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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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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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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Paramilitary violence as a children’s rights issue
Paula Rogers of Include Youth and Dr Siobhan McAlister argue that grounding paramilitary abuse against children in the language of rights not only gives voice to children’s experiences, but highlights the obligations of duty bearers to protect, prohibit and respond to all forms of violence against children.
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Facial recognition: ten reasons you should be worried about the technology
Facial recognition technology is spreading fast. Dr Birgit Schippers discusses the impact it could have on a political culture based on rights and democracy.
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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.