Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission

Protecting and promoting the human rights of everyone in Northern Ireland.

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NIHRC has an e-newsletter which rounds up all the news and activity at the Commission every month.

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Read the May edition at this link: https://t.co/8lSVMiv9Wn

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The NIHRC office will be closed on Monday 25th May for the bank holiday, reopening on Tuesday 26th May.

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The NIHRC has responded to the Department of Education’s revised draft guidance on the use of restrictive interventions in educational settings. The Commission has made a number of recommendations based on the European Convention on Human Rights.

You can read our full advice by clicking here: https://t.co/lXfBmsM0TT

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One of NIHRC’s statutory remits is to promote human rights in Northern Ireland. Over the past few weeks, Commission staff engaged with stakeholders and groups to promote human rights, including:

🟣NIHRC CEO David Russell attended the Commonwealth Sport European Network event in Belfast, pictured with President of Commonwealth Sport, Dr Donald Rukare, and Regional Development Manager Africa and Europe, Ezera Tshabangu @thecgf
🟣Led an interactive human rights workshop with pupils at St Killian’s College, Carnlough
🟣Met with the President of Commonwealth Sport, to discuss the intersection of sport and human rights
🟣Engaged with @NSPCCNI training on best practice in safeguarding

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(1/2) The Commission has published a briefing paper on human rights and budgeting, exploring the connection between government budgets and their responsibilities to respect, protect, and fulfil human rights.

👇Check out our key recommendations below.

📄Read the briefing paper here: https://t.co/CmAquncJE0

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This Sunday, two NIHRC teams took on the @marathonbcm Team Relay, fundraising for the @TheStrokeAssoc.

Congratulations to Team Fantastic and Team Grand Job on an incredible achievement.

Thank you to everyone who donated and supported us!

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This week, Commission staff undertook a range of engagement activities with stakeholders and groups to promote human rights, including:

🟣 Delivered policy training to the @niassembly Research and Information Service (RAISE)
🟣 Engaged with @WIPLive Academy students and their presentation on art and human rights
🟣 Highlighted the work of the Commission at the Human Rights Cities Network meeting in Glasgow
🟣 Recorded a podcast episode with @NSPCCNI, as part of our Rights at the Finish Line series
🟣 Coordinated the first Arts & Human Rights Forum with @ArtsCouncilNI
🟣 Delivered an interactive human rights workshop to Italian students visiting NI to study the peace process

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The NIHRC office will be closed on Monday 4th May for the bank holiday, reopening on Tuesday 5th May.

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Today, the NI Arts and Human Rights Forum held its inaugural meeting at the NIHRC offices, joined by CEO David Russell.

We had a great discussion on how the arts can engage with and advance human rights. Thank you to the @ArtsCouncilNI, Forum Chair Javier Stanziola, and all forum members for taking part, and to our speakers Community Arts Partnership and the Washington Ireland Programme Academy for sharing their insights and experience.

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The Commission has published a briefing paper on human rights and budgeting, exploring the connection between government budgets and their responsibilities to respect, protect, and fulfil human rights.

Chief Commissioner, Alyson Kilpatrick, commented:
“A human rights approach to budgeting is an effective allocation of resources, that protects everyone, but which ensures fairness for the most vulnerable in their access to, for example, food, housing, healthcare and education.”

Watch the video below, where the Chief Commissioner explains the benefits of a human rights approach to budgeting for both government and the people they serve.

Read the briefing paper here: https://t.co/CmAquncJE0

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NIHRC Chief Commissioner Alyson Kilpatrick participated in a recent event at QUB examining the relationship between the European Convention on Human Rights and the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement.

Read the speech at: https://t.co/cX4X07AVeA

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Over the past week, Commission staff undertook a range of engagement activities with stakeholders and groups to promote human rights, including:

🟣 Spoke to the team at the @NIPSO_Comms, chatting to them about the work that we do in promoting and protecting human rights in Northern Ireland.
🟣Presented the work of the NIHRC on a @Ganhri1 Business Working Group Learning Call on Sport and Human Rights
🟣Supported the Belfast Met Inclusion Tournament with fellow NI Sports & Human Rights Forum members @DSNIofficial, the @IFAFootballDev and @TAMHI2011 — showing how sport can break down barriers and build belonging
🟣Presented to ‘Law of Misinformation’ LLM students at Queens University Belfast about misinformation, disinformation, human rights

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Our Chief Commissioner Alyson Kilpatrick welcomed the opportunity to participate in today’s event at Queen’s University Belfast examining the relationship between the European Convention on Human Rights and the Belfast Good Friday Agreement.

The event explored the intersection of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and the ECHR, as well as the broader implications for peace and human rights protection in Northern Ireland.

Thank you to the QUB Human Rights Centre and the Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice for convening this important discussion.

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Chief Commissioner Alyson Kilpatrick was delighted and honoured to attend the RUC George Cross Foundation annual lecture this evening hosted by fellow Commissioner and Chair of the Foundation, Stephen White OBE @RUCGCFoundation

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One the Commission’s core remits is to promote the human rights of everyone in Northern Ireland.

Over the past week, Commission staff engaged with several stakeholders and groups to promote human rights, including:

🟣 Rhyannon Blythe, our Director of Legal Services, spoke to law students at @qubschooloflaw about the work of the Commission, at an event also attended by @PhoenixLawHR
🟣 Michael Boyd OBE chaired a @CFNHRI meeting exploring sport and human rights, including the right for young people to access sport
🟣 We visited @monkstownboxing with Joe Lockley, CEO of @BrightStarBA, to share learning on using sport for education and community engagement
🟣 Éilis Haughey, Director of Human Rights after EU Withdrawal, spoke to students at Ulster University School of Law about policy and advice to government