Join us for the live stream of the launch of our 2025 Annual Human Rights Statement taking place on Monday 8th December, from 12.30pm – 2pm.

Our Annual Human Rights Statement is a report on the state of human rights issues in Northern Ireland. It is published annually and details the Government's progress in tackling human rights issues in NI.

We are delighted that Lord Anderson of Ipswich KBE KC, a barrister and cross-bench peer will provide the keynote address.

The event will include an address from Alyson Kilpatrick, Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission.

We hope you can join us.

About Lord Anderson of Ipswich KBE KC

David Anderson (Lord Anderson of Ipswich KBE KC) is a barrister practising from Brick Court Chambers and a cross-bench peer. He is a Visiting Professor at KCL, a member of the advisory council of Transparency international UK and chair of the European Institute at UCL.

Lord Anderson sits on the Constitution Committee of the House of Lords and chairs the trustees of Inter Mediate, a charity which facilitates peace negotiations in some of the world’s most complex and dangerous conflicts.

From 2011-2017 David served as the Government’s Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation and continues to report publicly on related subjects including surveillance (2015, 2016, 2023), intelligence-handling (2017, 2019) and Prevent (2025). He was knighted in 2018 for services to national security and civil liberties.