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On 1 October 1999 the Commission took over the functions previously exercised by the Commission for Racial Equality for Northern Ireland, the Equal Opportunities Commission for Northern Ireland, the Fair Employment Commission and the Northern Ireland Disability Council. Since 1999, a number of new pieces of legislation have been introduced.
The Equality Commission, in its race equality policy paper, highlights the need to combat prejudicial attitudes and to develop robust and reliable statistical information to better target and monitor key policies and actions. There is also an urgent need for legislative reform to strengthen the rights of individuals in Northern Ireland against ...
Jun 8, 2023 · Racism in Northern Ireland 'feels like a blade'. 8 June 2023. Maureen Hamblin. Maureen Hamblin has spoken out on the racism she experiences in Northern Ireland. By Matt Fox. BBC News NI. "If every ...
Under the 1998 Northern Ireland Act the assembly and executive may not violate the European Convention on Human Rights. The act creates two bodies to promote human rights and equality: the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (replacing SACHR) and the Equality Commission (replacing four earlier bodies). The Human Rights Commission is ...
The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland is a non departmental public body established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998. Our powers and duties derive from a number of statutes which have been enacted over the last decades, providing protection against discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, race, religion and political opinion, sex and sexual orientation.
NIAR 313-11. This paper reviews equality and human rights legislation in Northern Ireland in the light of European Union and international obligations. Paper 75/11. 8 August 2011. Research and Information Service briefings are compiled for the benefit of MLAs and their support staff.
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Jul 22, 1999 · The 20 members to sit on the Commission for three years are: Chair . Joan Harbison - Chair of the Commission for Racial Equality for Northern Ireland since its inception in 1997, a member of the Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights (SACHR) and the Working Group which made recommendations on the format and structure of the Equality ...
