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Equality Law in Northern Ireland: Past, Present and Future

Watch Prof Chris McCrudden, QUB deliver his speech on ‘Equality Law in Northern Ireland: Past, Present and Future at the Equality Commission’s recent conference on the need to reform Northern Ireland’s equality laws.

Relationships, Sexuality and (Parental) Consent - Unpacking RSE in NI

Watch back the Consortium's Human Rights Festival event focused on the recent consultation on Relationships and Sexuality Education, featuring Secondary Students' Union in Northern Ireland, Alliance for Choice Derry, Common Youth, Informing Choices NI, and the Women's Resource and Development Agency.

Videos

Windsor Framework Article 2 - Where Are We and What Now?

Watch back our Human Rights Festival event focused on the UK Government's commitment to "no diminution of human rights in Northern Ireland" as a result of Brexit. We were pleased to be joined by the Dedicated Mechanisms, NIHRC and ECNI, who gave an update on their work around Article 2, followed by a civil society panel featuring Jonna Monaghan from Women's Platform, Nuala Toman from Disability Action, John-Patrick Clayton from UNISON/NIC-ICTU and our own Research Officer Alexa Moore.

Podcasts

Would a Single Equality Act be the answer to Northern Ireland’s sagging patchwork of equality laws? Barrister Catherine Casserley of Cloisters, London tells broadcaster Maggie Taggart about the opportunities for Northern Ireland to lead the world with new legislation. She also outlines some of the lessons of Great Britain’s Equality Act 2010. And Kathryn McNickle, ECNI’s Senior Policy Officer, explains why the Commission advocates the move to a Single Equality Act.

Equality Legislation – racial harassment at work by third parties: how could a change in the law help?Broadcaster Maggie Taggart talks to Coumilah Manjoo and Wai Fun Wong from the Belfast Health & Social Care Trust, as well as Beverly Simpson, a care home nurse in the north west, about their experiences of racial abuse and harassment by patients, clients and visitors. They discuss how enshrining protection at work in the law would mean policies and procedures would be put in place; everyone would know what is and is not acceptable; and failure to take reasonable steps to protect staff could be legally challenged. Kathryn McNickle from the Equality Commission’s Policy & Research team explains how the Commission wants racial equality law to change.

The Equality Commission is recommending a Single Equality Act for Northern Ireland and, in the meantime, some fixes for specific pieces of legislation. These podcasts look in more detail at some of those areas and what can be done to improve protection against discrimination in Northern Ireland. Subscribe to hear the whole series, or check out previous podcasts here.

London based barrister Dee Masters joins former BBC NI education correspondent Maggie Taggart for the first in a series of Equality Commission for Northern Ireland podcasts exploring equality legislation in Northern Ireland.Northern Ireland has a patchwork of equality laws, unlike the rest of the UK which has had a single Equality Act since 2010. There are some gaps in our equality laws which mean that people here have less protection against discrimination than those in England, Scotland and Wales.

The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland Podcast

Equality Legislation – age discrimination law: what needs to change?

Equality legislation – racial harassment at work by third parties: how could a change in the law help?

Equality Legislation – could a Single Equality Act replace the patchwork of legislation?

What is The Equality Commission?

The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland is a non-departmental public body established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998. Their 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. They also have responsibilities arising from the Northern Ireland Act 1998 in respect of the statutory equality and good relations duties which apply to public authorities.

Further information about Equality Law Reform is available here.

Sarah is joined by Kevin Hanratty, Director of Human Rights Consortium to discuss the engaging and imperative work his organisation undertakes to advance the development of human rights in Northern Ireland.

The Human Rights Act is up for discussion with a focus on a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland.

Listeners will gain important insights into how a state human rights review works in line with international standards and will hear more about the exciting line up for the Northern Ireland Human Rights Festival 3rd – 10th December 2022!

This series is not just for lawyers but people who are committed to highlighting and combatting injustices and inequalities.

All is not lost, and we will be remembering those that hold a light in those difficult times and celebrating activists within our local communities and further afield who offer us hope and inspiration.