https://www.nihrf.com/events daily 0.75 2025-12-10 https://www.nihrf.com/events/family-art-day monthly 0.5 2025-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/77527398-2a3a-4360-a13d-675e1815f4bf/Family+Art.png Events - Family Art Day - Express yourself, Colour the World! Art meets activism at the Golden Thread Gallery for the Northern Ireland Human Rights Festival Family Art Day. Come along and enjoy some creative art activities with a human rights twist. For all ages. https://www.nihrf.com/events/art-exhibition-16-days-of-activism-against-gender-based-violence monthly 0.5 2025-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/963f4556-0ea7-44d8-9365-3f79b9814b48/16+days+art.png Events - Art Exhibition: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence - Call in for an exhibition of placards and banners from actions against Gender Based Violence. Featuring Work by Wee Nulz, Array Collective and Deirdre Mc Kenna alongside placards by activists. 7-13 December 2025 During University Opening Hours ‘The Glass Box’ https://www.nihrf.com/events/write-for-rights-1-y6ax7 monthly 0.5 2025-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1701793786921-7X8UIOACCSVSN8446HKT/Write%2Bfor%2BRight%2B1x1%2BImage.png Events - Write for Rights! - Write a letter, change a life. Drop in to join Amnesty International from 10am-2pm in the foyer of the MAC to Write for Rights! With family friendly activities and a lovely cup of tea or coffee, take this opportunity to put your pen to paper and write for rights. Imagine being locked away, alone, not knowing if anyone cares where you are. Now imagine receiving a letter from someone, telling you they believe in you. That’s what real letters can do: bring hope to people in the direst of situations. When letters arrive in huge numbers, they are also an unmistakable reminder to prison authorities and others that the world is watching. https://www.nihrf.com/events/when-citizens-decide-reviving-northern-irelands-civic-forum monthly 0.5 2025-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/80ba8d14-08f1-44f3-8656-5f7c7c80377f/Copy+of+Copy+of+Stand+Up+For+Your+Rights+-+Ticket+Tailor+%28Instagram+Post%29+%281%29.png Events - When Citizens' Decide: Reviving Northern Ireland's Civic Forum - Join the Civic Initiative for a panel discussion on new approaches to deliberative democracy as part of the NI Human Rights Festival Deliberative democracy has been on the rise globally as more and more governments embrace ciitizen participation as a tool in policymaking. https://www.nihrf.com/events/human-rights-in-the-age-of-ai-towards-a-new-generation-of-human-rights-protections monthly 0.5 2025-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/ac7315cd-d99f-478a-9bdf-a71b1dd29516/Intelligence+%281%29.png Events - Human Rights in the Age of AI: Towards a New Generation of Human Rights Protections - As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes societies, justice systems, and global governance, it brings both promise and peril for human rights. This interdisciplinary panel explores how AI can erode and strengthen human rights, asking what it means to uphold established principles such as privacy, equality and non-discrimination, accountability, and peace in an algorithmic age. https://www.nihrf.com/events/the-rural-needs-act-as-a-policy-driver-for-rural-proofing-in-northern-ireland monthly 0.5 2025-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1764634448638-9IEPYHOE2F2WKBLD8Z80/The+Rural+Needs+Act+as+a+Policy+Driver+for+Rural+Proofing+in+Northern+Ireland+%281%29.jpg Events - The Rural Needs Act as a Policy Driver for Rural Proofing in Northern Ireland - Join Rural Community Network at the Human Rights Festival 2025 to explore how the Rural Needs Act (NI) 2016 is driving accountability in policymaking for Northern Ireland’s rural communities. With 37% of the population living rurally, rural proofing isn’t just good policy, it is a human rights issue, ensuring all citizens’ needs are considered. https://www.nihrf.com/events/human-rights-across-contexts-and-shared-understandings-from-pakistan-and-northern-ireland monthly 0.5 2025-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1764637511094-UXY09A818ZRNKY0HVLG4/Pakistan+and+Northern+Ireland.png Events - Human Rights Across Contexts and Shared Understandings from Pakistan and Northern Ireland - This Panel discussion explores how struggles for human rights in Pakistan, Northern Ireland, and beyond, though shaped by different contexts, often reflect shared patterns—state hostility, deep-rooted prejudice, and the emotional weight of long-term activism. https://www.nihrf.com/events/stop-and-think-about-this monthly 0.5 2025-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1764193971212-Q7132LHIU3QO4L72XXEO/DIY+%285%29.png Events - Stop and Think About This - STOP AND THINK ABOUT THIS is a supportive programme created for women (18-50yrs) to explore what healthy and unhealthy relationships look like and to better understand the choices they make. Running at Accidental Theatre https://www.nihrf.com/events/a-starless-night-human-rights-for-gaza monthly 0.5 2025-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1764599221840-7NJJMMEVTMUXGI566U9J/A+Starless+Night.png Events - A Starless Night: Human Rights for Gaza - A fundraiser for Gaza: All proceeds go to Medical Aid for Palestinians Following an event in December 2023, a group of theatre-makers, singers and writers are once again drawing attention to the horrific situation in Gaza. They will produce an evening of solidarity and fund-raising, in support of the people of Gaza and of anti-war people in Israel. https://www.nihrf.com/events/neither-confirm-nor-deny-policy-and-legacy-investigations monthly 0.5 2025-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1764600004722-D2TJJZ6Y8FV4MZNJKU2L/Neither+Confirm+Nor+Deny+-+CAJ+Event.png Events - ‘Neither Confirm Nor Deny’ Policy and Legacy Investigations - The 2025 CAJ Annual Lecture will be delivered by Jon Boutcher, Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland. In this lecture, Chief Constable Boutcher will address the ‘Neither Confirm Nor Deny’ (NCND) policy and its implications for legacy investigations and accountability. https://www.nihrf.com/events/free-lough-neagh monthly 0.5 2025-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1764611028799-ST41MCSV88VMAZRQCF3D/Free+Lough+Neagh.png Events - Free Lough Neagh - Towards a Just Settlement for Lough Neagh Exactly 2 years ago, after a year of devastating algal blooms, we gathered in the MAC, Belfast, to talk about Crimes Against Lough Neagh. At that event we collectively wrote a series of demands. These demands have set the agenda for our work on the Lough and are listed below. Two years on we want to ask what progress has been made on these 5 demands and, secondly, are these demands still the right ones? Is Lough Neagh getting a just and fair settlement? If yes, what progress has been made. If not, why not? https://www.nihrf.com/events/firing-line-attacking-the-advocates monthly 0.5 2025-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1764599041680-JTOF1EPUL9NL0SUZSWDW/Attacking+the+Advocates.jpg Events - Lawyers in the Firing Line: Attacking the Advocates - The John and Pat Hume Foundation and INCORE are delighted that Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC, the distinguished international human rights lawyer, will deliver an address on ‘Lawyers in the Firing Line: Attacking the Advocates' https://www.nihrf.com/events/truth-memory-justice-short-films-and-discussion monthly 0.5 2025-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1764599743610-0MZ5AM5JOFLISYJLM2FG/Truth+memory+Justice.png Events - Truth, Memory, Justice: Short Films and Discussion - An evening to explore memory, human rights, and creative testimony. The event begins with refreshments and displays of arpilleras, followed by a screening of short films on enforced disappearance and human rights, curated by Cinematic Arts student Jessica Buchanan and PhD researcher Tabassum Islam. The evening concludes with a panel discussion featuring Esther Vital, Roberta Bacic (Conflict Textiles), Prof. Élise Féron and Prof. Brandon Hamber (INCORE), chaired by Tabassum Islam. https://www.nihrf.com/events/conflict-textiles-and-the-tower-museum monthly 0.5 2025-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/7170c939-91e3-4af0-8e12-98718f018a44/DIY+%282%29.png Events - Conflict Textiles and the Tower Museum - Bernadette Walsh (Archivist Tower Museum), Roberta Bacic, Esther Vital Garcia will discuss the journey of the arpillera collection over the years, charting the growth of the collection and the future plans to exhibit selected pieces at DNA Museum. 'Vida en Nuestra Población / Life in Our Poor Neighbourhood' by Taller Recoleta Photo: Martin Melaugh © Conflict Textiles https://www.nihrf.com/events/diy-smartphone-filmmaking-workshop monthly 0.5 2025-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/8bf9bde8-087a-4444-814e-75e378473e18/DIY+%281%29.png Events - DIY Smartphone Filmmaking Workshop - Hands-on workshop with Ulster University Cinematic Arts students and filmmaker TJ Harvey Kelly, who will teach participants how to plan, shoot, and edit a short documentary using their smartphones. No previous experience is required, and the workshop is open to anyone over 18. https://www.nihrf.com/events/stand-up-for-your-rights-comedy-night monthly 0.5 2025-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1763996357208-H8VIRCB4EVW7RBZ0PKJO/Copy+of+Copy+of+Stand+Up+For+Your+Rights+-+Ticket+Tailor+%28Instagram+Post%29.png Events - Stand Up For Your Rights - Comedy Night - Join us for the return of the Stand Up For Your Rights - Comedy Night! Part of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Festival this unique comedy night brings together a range of activists and community campaigners from across Northern Ireland to have a go at stand up comedy. https://www.nihrf.com/events/searching-heleny-cad-heleny-screening-and-qa monthly 0.5 2025-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/c7dec39d-541a-445a-b854-ae21500ccb9e/Lecture+with+Selma+%C4%86atovi%C4%87+Hughes+%281%29.png Events - Searching Heleny (Cadê Heleny): Screening and Q&A - Filmmaker Esther Vital presents her stop-motion animated documentary Searching Heleny (Cadê Heleny), which traces the life of Heleny Guariba, a philosopher, theatre director, and activist who was arrested and disappeared in 1971 during Brazil’s dictatorship. https://www.nihrf.com/events/pexjpmxhdkpns72juhq52kz1bm7gsi monthly 0.5 2025-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1763653667484-0B7XPK91U1N12ONFHVS0/Untitled+design.png Events - Resource Launch: Challenging the Far-Right Weaponisation of Ending Violence Against Women and Girls - Find out how to challenge the far-right weaponisation of ending violence against women and girls The event will feature: A panel discussion with expert and lived experience practitioners An opportunity to network and engage with stakeholders Lunch provided following the panel discussion https://www.nihrf.com/events/annual-human-rights-statement-2025-launch-livestream monthly 0.5 2025-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/85057439-ec7b-4218-be70-6cdeb63b787e/Annual+Human+Rights+Statement+launch.png Events - Annual Human Rights Statement 2025 Launch - Livestream - Join the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission for the live stream of the launch of the 2025 Annual Human Rights Statement. The 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. https://www.nihrf.com/events/my-fathers-diaries-film-screening-and-panel-discussion monthly 0.5 2025-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1763655967617-NR34LQTKWN3MRG0UYAVO/Untitled+design+%2869%29.png Events - My Father's Diaries: Film Screening and Panel Discussion - In My Father's Diaries, thirty years after the Srebrenica genocide, Ado Hasanović delves into his father's incredible story by exploring his diaries and footage from those years. The film will be followed by a panel discussion reflecting on the film and the role of the arts in responding to human rights violations. https://www.nihrf.com/events/lecture-with-selma-atovi-hughes-threads-of-memory monthly 0.5 2025-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1763657011176-6REFO7W5A6AZ4E4MG5SA/Lecture+with+Selma+%C4%86atovi%C4%87+Hughes.png Events - Lecture with Selma Ćatović Hughes, Threads as Voices of Memory - Threads as Voices of Memory: Visual methodology for narrating trauma between body, site of memory, and tactile nature of (in)tangible narratives This lecture will explore how using visual methodology in meaning-making artistic practice can transform traumatic memory into narrative memory and facilitate a social platform for individual and collective healing, remembrance, and resilience https://www.nihrf.com/events/n45c40yc26pl4336l9v9qbssttngbx monthly 0.5 2025-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1764610942568-WVLZFTEKVFD6QDR4ZCKU/The+Future+of+Human+rights+%26+Justice+in+the+UK.png Events - The Future of Human Rights and Justice in the UK - Join Just Fair and the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights at the University of Oxford in marking International Human Rights Day with the online launch of ‘Access to Social Justice: Effective Remedies for Social Rights’ by Katie Boyle, Diana Camps, Kirstie Ken English, Jo Edson Ferrie, Aidan Flegg, and Gaurav Mukherjee. https://www.nihrf.com/events/book-launch-and-discussion-dr-nisan-alc-transitional-justice-and-the-kurdish-conflict-a-grassroots-approach monthly 0.5 2025-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1764021013027-GU6PG7FNKONUY77JVWE0/DIY+%283%29.png Events - Transitional Justice and the Kurdish Conflict: A Grassroots Approach - Join INCORE and the Transitional Justice Institute to celebrate the publication of “Transitional Justice and the Kurdish Conflict: A Grassroots Approach” (Routledge 2025) by Dr Nisan Alıcı (University of Derby). https://www.nihrf.com/events/where-would-you-flee-the-right-to-asylum monthly 0.5 2025-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1764635812919-AQMY50VLKBFHZV2FILW2/Where+would+you+flee+flyer+LCNI.jpg Events - Where would you flee? The Right to Asylum - The right to seek asylum is enshrined in international human rights law and protects us all. Join Migration Justice at the Law Centre NI to learn about this right, set out in Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This introductory session will be open to members of the public, and will help you to understand the relevant terminology, the asylum process, statistics, rights and entitlements and why it is so important to safeguard the right to seek asylum. https://www.nihrf.com/events/sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-awareness-training monthly 0.5 2025-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1764192706718-A8DAB036J1WI1JI6WA4B/Sexual+Orientation+and+Gender+Identity+Awareness+Training+%28SOGI%29.png Events - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Awareness Training - Accredited Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Awareness Training This training aims to build understanding and confidence in creating inclusive and respectful environments for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities. Participants will learn key concepts related to LGBTQIA+ identities, explore the impact of bias and discrimination, and develop practical strategies for allyship and inclusive communication. https://www.nihrf.com/events/5th-element-ni-open-night-ith-special-guest-smack-jay monthly 0.5 2024-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/bfca4174-f446-4be5-a1a9-87c5a15ca15d/468650850_886465453636046_7038551022562783443_n.jpg Events - 5th Element NI open night ith special guest Smack Jay - 5th Element NI open night with special guest Smack Jay (musician, producer, children’s rights activist), visiting from Zambia! Drop in and find out more about 5th Element and enjoy great music and breakdance 5th Element is a charity promoting HipHop culture as an alternative means for young people for their self-expression, mental health and creativity. https://www.nihrf.com/events/critical-thinking-with-factcheck-ni monthly 0.5 2024-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/90097cf4-3499-4383-8ecb-fbc20d2ba564/with.png Events - Critical Thinking with FactCheck NI - This 1.5 hour online session delivered by Orna Young, Managing Director of FactCheckNI will support you as you deal with information on a daily basis and help you to think critically. Training in fact-checking and critical thinking skills aims to support everyone in dealing with the huge amount of information we’re all dealing with on any given day. https://www.nihrf.com/events/women-skills-and-barriers-to-work-research-launch monthly 0.5 2024-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/0d09d88a-ad2b-458e-ad19-a4dfa05e2d5b/Women+Skill+and+Barriers+to+Work.png Events - Women, Skills, and Barriers to Work Research Launch - The launch event will include a summary of the research paper, a talk from Betty Carlisle MBE, Chief Executive Officer of Shankill Shared Women’s Centre about the value of community education and some personal experiences from women. https://www.nihrf.com/events/cultivating-solidarity-and-hope-in-a-fractured-world monthly 0.5 2024-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/fa57f976-4177-4f22-aeb2-cef766daaa95/Cultivating+Solidarity+one+by+one+.png Events - Cultivating Solidarity and Hope in a Fractured World - A virtual conversation with Eric K. Ward and Deepa Iyer —two powerful voices shaping social justice today. This event offers a rare opportunity to hear fresh insights on what the recent election results mean for our future and where our collective energy can make the biggest impact. https://www.nihrf.com/events/rap-against-racism monthly 0.5 2024-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/840e8819-a555-4e19-812f-259c809504bc/Nihrf%2B6%2BDec%281%29.png Events - Rap Against Racism - In collaboration with Beyond Skin, United Against Racism and the HRC join Leo Miyagee and Smack Jay for a performance and fundraiser in response to this summer’s riots in Belfast. This event is to raise awareness for the ongoing racism in NI and provide support to those affected by and fighting against racism locally and beyond. https://www.nihrf.com/events/summer-of-resistance-conversation-with-community-activists monthly 0.5 2024-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/800f0639-2d78-4a2c-a7cb-2725cc5455e8/Summer+of+resistance+conversation+with+community+activists+%281%29.png Events - Summer of resistance: conversation with community activists - Join United Against Racism for an important and timely conversation with community activists and community representatives on the different kinds of resistance to racism we can offer and what needs to happen going forward to ensure Belfast remains a city for all. https://www.nihrf.com/events/breaking-barriers-building-futures-people-with-disabilities-in-ni monthly 0.5 2024-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/7e754702-c8bc-4a93-b75a-461662dad32d/Breaking+Barriers%2C+Building+Futures.png Events - Breaking Barriers, Building Futures: People with Disabilities in NI - Join us for our conference on International Day of Persons with Disabilities to celebrate the contributions and achievements of disabled people across Northern Ireland to our society. You will hear from disabled people and their advocates about the progress made in employment, education, political and public life. https://www.nihrf.com/events/genocide-as-colonial-erasure monthly 0.5 2024-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1732809241671-FPTQ0AWOA78T9OR3TM3E/Untitled+design+%285%29+%281%29.png Events - Genocide as Colonial Erasure - Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese will speak to the findings of her latest report, Genocide as Colonial Erasure in which she examines the unfolding horrors in the occupied Palestinian territory. https://www.nihrf.com/events/human-rights-and-the-un-sustainable-development-goals monthly 0.5 2024-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1732636382118-6Z42M15OAYY07M4HNRPT/NIHRC+SECA+SDG+event+promo+square+image.png Events - Human Rights and the UN Sustainable Development Goals - Join the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the Queen's University Belfast Centre for Sustainability, Equality and Climate Action (SECA) on Monday 2nd December from 7pm to 9pm, at Room 02/108 Peter Froggatt Centre, Queen's University Belfast for a discussion on human rights and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. https://www.nihrf.com/events/a-changed-society-the-future-of-gender-equality-in-northern-ireland monthly 0.5 2024-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1498b3fe-eef6-4c80-b98f-31b1975134d7/Untitled+design+%2846%29.png Events - A changed society, the future of gender equality in Northern Ireland - An online event where Louise Coyle Director and Charmain Jones Women's Spaces Co-ordinator (Rural) will share the learning from a best practice visit in June 2023 and supported by Social Change Initiative. https://www.nihrf.com/events/communities-against-corporate-power monthly 0.5 2024-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1732809413490-1QAEU0ILZ2IHTXDINS2A/Communities+Against+Corporate+Power+%283%29.png Events - Communities Against Corporate Power - Join Trócaire and the Human Rights Centre at Queen’s University Belfast for this fascinating event where will we hear from two grassroots organisations campaigning for justice in the face of corporate power wielded by mining companies. https://www.nihrf.com/events/afghan-women-art-exhibition monthly 0.5 2024-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/5a0d407a-ce92-45d9-a633-a244ffd80cc0/afghan+woman+art+exhibition.jpg Events - Afghan Women Art Exhibition - Belfast has become an international safe harbour for art made by Afghan women under gender apartheid oppression by the regime. Even with the Taliban ban on creative expression, Women in secret locations have continued to paint. These paintings are exported to Belfast through the organisation Beyond Skin and partners. The paintings are sold locally and internationally with the sales value sent back to the artists. https://www.nihrf.com/events/pils-breakfast-club-x-nihrf monthly 0.5 2024-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/496cc928-ed6e-4f24-9d16-b6c96555ce7d/the+PILS+Breakfast+club+%28square+post%29.png Events - PILS Breakfast Club x NIHRF - Join Public Interest Litigation Support for breakfast! The PILS team are inviting local human rights NGOs or solicitor firms to join us at 2 Royal Avenue to celebrate NIHRF 2024. Call in any time between 10.00 - 11.30 for a coffee and a chat. https://www.nihrf.com/events/from-seeking-refuge-to-mayor-resilience-social-justice-and-reimagining-an-inclusive-ireland monthly 0.5 2024-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/16e491dc-bcbc-4913-b892-4c4ea6c48dd0/Gc1OW9PWwAA6P2w.jpg Events - ‘From Seeking Refuge to Mayor: Resilience, Social Justice, and Reimagining an Inclusive Ireland’ - CAJ Annual Lecture 2024, featuring Lilian Seenoi-Barr, Mayor of Derry and Strabane, and CEO of the North West Migrants Forum Lilian Seenoi-Barr reflects on her journey from seeking refuge to becoming a transformative leader, championing resilience, social justice and inclusivity. https://www.nihrf.com/events/community-journalism monthly 0.5 2024-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1733139063825-0NUHRXCHN69DUVBE6ST6/Community+Journalism.png Events - Community Journalism - Free taster Community Journalism 'Lunchtime Learning' event facilitated by VIEWdigital Become a community journalist creating your own media with Judith Hill , Una Murphy and Brian Pelan. We will cover storytelling and getting the story out using short video reports on digital and social media. https://www.nihrf.com/events/tackling-victim-blaming-workshop monthly 0.5 2024-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/bd14740e-b8c8-40bb-9aa6-f99ce71f12e0/16%2Bdays%2BRYV%2B2024.png Events - Tackling Victim Blaming Workshop - Victim blaming comes in many forms and can be subtle and unconscious. In this session, we explore examples of victim blaming in the media and myths about sexual harassment and violence. Register via QR code or the link below. https://www.nihrf.com/events/digital-abuse-and-online-safety monthly 0.5 2024-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/0c36f814-6cbf-4c8a-9150-9237b7de3b06/Digital%2BAbuse%2Band%2B%2BStaying%2BSafe%2BOnline%2B%281%29.png Events - Digital Abuse and Online Safety - Hear from Raise Your Voice about some types of digital abuse and ideas for protecting yourself, and the Community Foundation NI’s Nothing About Us Without Us project on their new resource on staying safe when speaking out online. https://www.nihrf.com/events/international-sex-workers-rights-day-discussion-how-law-can-support-or-restrict-sex-workers-rights monthly 0.5 2024-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/5e2ea001-3b35-4892-b952-44f998de0389/Sex+workers+rights+discussion+2024+%282%29.png Events - International Sex Workers’ Rights Day discussion - How law can support or restrict Sex Workers' Rights - On International Sex Workers' Rights day join us to hear from feminist criminologist Lynzi Armstrong (Victoria University of Wellington) on her new report, which explores experiences of sex workers in Scotland, New Zealand and the Republic of Ireland, and representatives from Sex Workers' Rights organisations on why the current law in Northern Ireland is harmful. https://www.nihrf.com/events/rights-after-brexit-know-your-rights monthly 0.5 2024-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/db9e0c5d-af71-4910-89eb-e5b9caf1dc6b/Rights+after+Brexit+Know+your+rights+%28Instagram+Post%29.png Events - Rights after Brexit: Know your rights - In this event you will hear from the Equality Commission NI and the NI Human Rights Commission about the work they have been doing to protect equality and human rights after Brexit, further to the UK Government’s obligations under Article 2 of the Windsor Framework. https://www.nihrf.com/events/from-behind-closed-doors-to-online-spaces-confronting-gender-based-violence-on-international-human-rights-day monthly 0.5 2024-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1731946477486-EKRIMD412AD3IC1USMNT/1731946439591-7fe4fd39-5333-4f63-87ae-ecb24574a7ac_1.jpg Events - From Behind Closed Doors to Online Spaces: Confronting Gender-based Violence on International Human Rights Day - The event will bring together members of the judiciary, legal profession, academics and others to explore policy and legislative developments in the context of domestic violence and abuse and other emerging trends in the digital age. https://www.nihrf.com/events/solutions-for-ending-violence-against-women-and-girls monthly 0.5 2024-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/a0342659-e6cb-4499-93ee-1c67812f28ac/16+days+flyer.png Events - Ending Violence Against Women and Girls: What Works? - Solutions for ending violence against women and girls Join Women's Platform, Women's Aid Federation NI and European Women's Lobby to share perspectives on what we can learn from each other, and how to prioritise ending violence against women and girls! https://www.nihrf.com/events/sumud-steadfastness-in-the-face-of-occupation monthly 0.5 2024-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1731946657414-EZTOTIVJNDWAX0VD6UHC/SUMUD+-+Steadfastness+in+the+Face+of+Occupation+Photo+Exhibition.jpg Events - SUMUD - Steadfastness in the Face of Occupation - Photographs from the West Bank, Occupied Palestine taken in 2017 and 2024: everyday violence enacted by the occupation and ‘sumud’ (steadfastness) of Palestinian people in their everyday resistance. https://www.nihrf.com/events/stephen-livingstone-lecture-2024 monthly 0.5 2024-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1732032632905-0DZAZRP69ECRWHUZASO5/Untitled+design+%283%29+%281%29.png Events - Stephen Livingstone Lecture 2024 - Human rights heroes – to equality and beyond! How activists can win the fight for justice. In the Stephen Livingstone Lecture 2024, Patrick Corrigan reviews the state of human rights in Northern Ireland. https://www.nihrf.com/events/when-you-know-what-they-are-capable-of-paramilitary-gendered-coercive-control monthly 0.5 2024-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1731424559205-ZOSQXQ1O8XD9S4A7P6ZE/Untitled+design+%282%29+%281%29.png Events - 'When You Know What They Are Capable Of?' Paramilitary Gendered Coercive Control - Time to Tackle Paramilitary Gendered Coercive Control A panel conversation with Mairia Cahill, Aisling Swaine is Professor of Peace, Security and International Law at Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin and Marie Brown is CEO of Foyle Women’s Aid and Foyle Family Justice Centre. https://www.nihrf.com/events/annual-human-rights-statement-2024-launch monthly 0.5 2024-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/88f28454-a646-4b49-907c-0a097e812b0f/NEWNIHRF+image.png Events - Annual Human Rights Statement 2024 Launch - Join the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission for the launch of the 2024 Annual Human Rights Statement at the Long Gallery, Parliament Buildings, Stormont. There will also be an online live stream if you can't make it in person. https://www.nihrf.com/events/role-of-international-community-in-haiti-history-of-harms-and-hope-for-the-future monthly 0.5 2024-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1732038815593-XJL178NACV785QWCF9XJ/International+Community+in+Haiti.png Events - Role of International Community in Haiti: History of Harms and Hope for the Future - This webinar of Haiti experts will explore the long- and near-term roots of Haiti's crisis and what the international community can and should be doing differently to stand in solidarity with Haitians trying to reclaim their country and foster a transition towards stable and prosperous future. https://www.nihrf.com/events/oiz2kge8qk4ljglu6i7og9d2s6xvdd monthly 0.5 2024-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1732549364409-9VXXDZLCEK84VYW8SG3Q/Untitled+design+%2843%29.png Events - Human Rights and Faith Communities - Protecting freedom of religion and belief - This event will include keynote speaker Professor Colin Harvey, addressing the theme of freedom of religion and belief followed by responses from three people representing minority faiths and worldviews https://www.nihrf.com/events/victim-blaming-workshop monthly 0.5 2024-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/5d02f068-8641-4d2e-be0c-950f834d216b/Words+Matter+The+Role+of+Media+Reporting+in+Tackling+VAWG+%282%29.png Events - Words Matter: The Role of Media Reporting in Tackling VAWG - This event will discuss Raise Your Voice’s work on how the media can contribute to a better public discourse on sexual violence, and hear from Dr Susan Leahy on research launched recently at the University of Limerick on ‘Guidance for Media Reporting on Sexual Violence in Ireland’. https://www.nihrf.com/events/upeuxhm4zqhtee7fzrdup2izs8fcxt monthly 0.5 2024-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1732037943090-TEDHM7ATGQDSQ5J34HBG/Three+Films+%281%29+%281%29.png Events - Forced evictions in Palestine, Brazil and South Africa - Three films about the human rights impact of forced evictions of indigenous and traditional communities from their lands in three different contexts: Palestinian Bedouins, Brazilian-Amazonian Indigenous and Quilombola communities, and South African former land tenants. https://www.nihrf.com/events/big-conversations-little-people-raising-woke-kids monthly 0.5 2024-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1732035008638-IS2OB0CSQY9ZYBA31R4V/EDRC+10+%28Square+Sticker%29.jpg Events - Big Conversations, Little People: Raising ‘Woke’ Kids - Having the big conversations with the little folks in our lives. Join Just Fair for this online conversation with experts who’ll share their thoughts, advice and experience. https://www.nihrf.com/events/assisted-dying-my-right-to-decide monthly 0.5 2024-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/6eb18a6a-2c07-40fc-abcf-872c3a341a70/thumbnail_image.png Events - Assisted Dying: My Right to Decide - How should the right to an assisted death be introduced in Northern Ireland? Have your say. Join Northern Ireland Humanists for a panel discussion drawing on international evidence, the Oireachtas commission a Lucid Talk poll of local opinion and personal experience. https://www.nihrf.com/events/family-fun-day-j7acf monthly 0.5 2024-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1669945800743-B6H9NLTLSUJLBPF1RT4P/Family+Fun+Day+1x1+Image.png Events - Family Fun Day - Featuring Zambian rapper and children's rights activist Smack Jay and Amnesty International’s annual Write for Rights. Join us anytime from 10 am - 4 pm in the Black Box for a day of family fun with a human rights theme. We will have arts and crafts, music, storytelling and much more. An ideal opportunity to nurture the creative talents of those tiny activists of the future and have some fun. Everyone welcome! https://www.nihrf.com/events/write-for-rights-1 monthly 0.5 2025-12-02 https://www.nihrf.com/events/social-security-on-the-island-of-ireland monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://www.nihrf.com/events/joe-kenny-live-in-celebration-of-international-day-of-disabled-people monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://www.nihrf.com/events/understanding-what-why-and-how-an-evaluation-of-ulster-universitys-gender-budgeting-training-pilot monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://www.nihrf.com/events/hope-and-urgency-navigating-the-biodiversity-climate-crisis-1 monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://www.nihrf.com/events/the-life-and-times-of-francis-maginn-deaf-irish-pioneer-1 monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://www.nihrf.com/events/the-christmas-interruption-carols-from-the-margins monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://www.nihrf.com/events/building-sustainable-futures-the-role-and-potential-of-cooperatives-in-ireland monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://www.nihrf.com/events/the-laugh-chapel-comedy-club-for-the-welcome-organisation monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://www.nihrf.com/events/sex-relationships-and-parental-consent-unpacking-rse-in-ni monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://www.nihrf.com/events/mothers-harm-and-the-northern-ireland-conflict monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://www.nihrf.com/events/pathways-to-human-rights-and-peace monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://www.nihrf.com/events/business-and-human-rights-in-northern-ireland-and-beyond monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://www.nihrf.com/events/windsor-framework-article-2-where-are-we-and-what-now monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://www.nihrf.com/events/celebrating-maggie-mcbride monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://www.nihrf.com/events/the-living-wage-movement monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://www.nihrf.com/events/live-4-war-child monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://www.nihrf.com/events/contemporary-human-rights-issues-in-times-of-war monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://www.nihrf.com/events/youth-and-transitional-justice monthly 0.5 2023-11-27 https://www.nihrf.com/events/annual-human-rights-statement-2023-launch monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://www.nihrf.com/events/sex-workers-rights-as-human-rights monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://www.nihrf.com/events/an-audience-with-social-sector-hero-adam-luecking-how-to-maximise-your-social-impact monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://www.nihrf.com/events/caj-annual-lecture-2023-featuring-professor-fionnuala-n-aolin monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://www.nihrf.com/events/human-rights-and-international-law-in-the-context-of-the-intensification-of-the-israeli-palestinian-conflict-since-7-october-2023 monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://www.nihrf.com/events/a-celebration-of-ddeaf-and-disabled-people monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://www.nihrf.com/events/changing-the-conversation-queering-the-women-peace-and-security-agenda monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://www.nihrf.com/events/how-can-we-talk-to-children-about-child-poverty monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://www.nihrf.com/events/tenx9-dignity-freedom-and-justice-for-all monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://www.nihrf.com/events/international-human-rights-day-2022-embracing-human-rights monthly 0.5 2022-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1669947416992-2DP1WXAMPGD5AMNXCU81/Conflict+Textiles.png Events - International Human Rights Day 2022: Embracing Human Rights - We would like to invite you to a landmark event at the Belfast Room in the Ulster Museum to mark Human Rights Day 2022 and to celebrate the partnership of the Ulster Museum and Conflict Textiles. https://www.nihrf.com/events/family-fun-day monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1669945800743-B6H9NLTLSUJLBPF1RT4P/Family+Fun+Day+1x1+Image.png Events - Family Fun Day - Arts and crafts, music, storytelling and much more. On the final day of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Festival join a day of family fun with a human rights theme. In addition to our Write for Rights postcard writing session with Amnesty International we will have arts and crafts, music, storytelling and much more. An ideal opportunity to nurture the creative talents of those tiny activists of the future and have some fun. Everyone welcome. https://www.nihrf.com/events/write-for-rights monthly 0.5 2024-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1669945699019-MT93VECNTBUBZMY6AWBQ/Write+for+Right+1x1+Image.png Events - Write for Rights - Join the Belfast Amnesty International group for their annual Write for Rights action. This family-friendly event gives you the opportunity to learn about individuals currently at risk around the world and to send a greeting card to them to show your support and acknowledge that you are aware of their case. ‘It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness’. Part of the Human Rights Festivals Family Fun Day. https://www.nihrf.com/events/activism-to-end-vawg-in-ni-learning-from-the-lives-of-10-women monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1669739422164-0RG63AGD7LFT10A3WNE0/Fearless+%281%29.png Events - Activism to end VAWG in NI - Learning from the lives of 10 women. - As part of a doctoral research project, Kate Mukungu carried out 10 life history interviews with activists from NI that have taken a stance on VAWG – violence against women and girls. These 2016 interviews were part of a study across two sites, Namibia and Northern Ireland, which sought to understand how women activists develop relations across division in post-conflict societies. https://www.nihrf.com/events/what-is-hate-crime-anyway monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1669738758182-Q6CEMHPWR3LGPX4OPDO0/Fearless.png Events - What is Hate Crime, Anyway? - We've heard of Hate Crime, but do we know what it means to be a victim of a crime motivated by hate? This event will hear from experts on hate crime in NI, who will outline what Hate Crimes are, how the law works at present and proposed reforms. We will also hear from Hate Crime Advocates, who support survivors of Hate Crime, and will outline the nature of their work and the impact of hate crime. https://www.nihrf.com/events/recipe-for-disaster monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1669733556601-AGNM4BYRFQ26U2PWD7SP/Untitled+design+%2819%29.png Events - Recipe for Disaster - Recipe for Disaster with Disability Action and Paula McIntyre (MBE) Recipe for Disaster? Or a Happy Ever After? Back by popular demand our zoom wedding cook along chaos is about to reach an all time high. https://www.nihrf.com/events/palestinian-human-rights-ngos monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1669732757875-6Z8BA9VDPMP0G6TBH9P7/PALESTINIAN+HUMAN+RIGHTS+NGOS.png Events - Palestinian Human Rights NGOs - Palestinian human rights organisations that were forcibly shut down by Israeli forces in August 2022 discuss the impact on their work. https://www.nihrf.com/events/defending-the-human-rights-act monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1669729594270-ESGVKC4MVCXDQZXF1A26/Defending+the+HRA+1x1+Image.png Events - Defending the Human Rights Act - An exploration of the threat by the UK Government to scrap the Human Rights Act, what it would mean for rights and how to resist it. https://www.nihrf.com/events/legal-protection-against-destitution-in-the-uk monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1669593961183-0P1QDRY7C1B1YJ06I0X3/Legal+Protection+against+Destitution+1x1+Image.png Events - Legal protection against destitution in the UK - Lunchtime Seminar exploring recent research by Ulster University academics looking at 'Legal protection against destitution in the UK: the case for a right to a subsistence minimum.' https://www.nihrf.com/events/human-rights-and-the-constitutional-future-of-northern-ireland monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1669593802285-96Y4EAL6DW5EPTP7ULLZ/Constitutional+Future+1x1+Image+%281%29.png Events - Human Rights and the Constitutional Future of Northern Ireland - A virtual discussion on how Human Rights could be protected in Northern Ireland regardless of what Constitutional Future it may have. https://www.nihrf.com/events/before-the-flood-film-screening-and-panel-discussion monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1669593635970-2GPHDEBERKJV3KNSKG9W/Before+the+Flood+1x1+Image.png Events - Before The Flood - Film Screening and Panel Discussion - Join the Human Rights and Equality and the Climate Justice Working Groups of the Law Society of NI for a film screening of Before the Flood. Followed by a panel discussion on climate justice and human rights. https://www.nihrf.com/events/improv-comedy-night monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/f7659d0d-a38c-4fc2-b9a0-475492a9de26/Improv+Comedy+Night+1x1+Image+%281%29.png Events - Improv Comedy Night - The performers at Belfast Improv create comic scenes based on audience prompts - with a Human Rights Festival spin! A range of Belfast performers take to the stage at Accidental to perform engaging comedy routines. https://www.nihrf.com/events/crimes-against-water monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1669716369205-9ZMYIPJ6JO8AX2LB22KJ/Crimes+Against+Water+1x1+Image.png Events - Crimes Against Water - Join us to hear from a range of investigative journalists and activists as they tell the stories of human crimes against water, here on the island of Ireland. The event will be chaired by John Manley, political editor of the Irish News and will delve into three main areas: - Stolen Waters: The Story of Lough Neagh - Murky Waters: Big Agriculture & Big Pollution - Troubled Waters: Regulating the Regulators. https://www.nihrf.com/events/climate-change-and-human-rights monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1669650150981-UHIPN246PFNBW0EVIVMR/climate+change+1x1+Image.png Events - Climate Change and Human Rights - Join us for an event exploring the potential powerful role that human rights have to play for transforming society and tackling the climate emergency. Lecture by Alyson Kilpatrick, Chief Commissioner of Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, and poetry reading by Belfast-based poet Niamh McNally. https://www.nihrf.com/events/launch-of-alghochak-afghan-association-northern-ireland monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/6bc3f577-bd83-4805-940c-0dc35c760e35/Algochak.png Events - Launch of ALGHOCHAK (Afghan Association Northern Ireland) - Naomi Long MLA & ALGHOCHAK founders and management committee invite you to celebrate the launch of ALGHOCHAK Afghan Association Northern Ireland. Light buffet and reception at the Long Gallery, Stormont. https://www.nihrf.com/events/queer-set-dancing monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1669715519418-H1ZGB88IFWFHVDHC0TYI/Queer+Set+Dancing+1x1+Image+%281%29.png Events - Queer Set Dancing - Whether you're a frequent céilí-goer or have two left feet, you're welcome to join us for an NIHRF taster session! Unwind from the panels and talks of the Festival with a bit of craic, some set dancing, and an opportunity to meet some new people. https://www.nihrf.com/events/remembering-john-pat-cunningham-and-in-their-footsteps-exhibition monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1669727265433-R8IDUOOL2AV3PKBMT8IH/Remembering+John+Pat+Cunningham.png Events - ‘Remembering John Pat Cunningham’ and 'In their Footsteps' Exhibition - ‘Remembering John Pat Cunningham’ and the ‘In their Footsteps exhibition’ a campaign calling on the British and Irish Governments to deal with the legacy of our past. A Pat Finucane Centre event https://www.nihrf.com/events/embodied-dignity monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1669394946481-TL4H00ZVZE5MTAGYITPR/Embodied+Dignity.png Events - Embodied Dignity - What does it feel like to experience dignity in our bodies? How might we cultivate more of those experiences for ourselves and our communities? https://www.nihrf.com/events/human-rights-whats-in-it-for-us-and-do-we-care monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1669594044035-TM2ZYZUPC6V7I3OLKJ35/Stephen+Liningstone+Lecture+1X1+Image.png Events - Human Rights - What’s In It For Us and Do We Care? - THE STEPHEN LIVINGSTONE LECTURE 2022: Human Rights - What’s In It For Us and Do We Care? The School of Law at Queen’s University Belfast hosts Alyson Kilpatrick (Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission) for an exploration of where human rights are now in Northern Ireland, what might come next and why we should all be concerned. https://www.nihrf.com/events/launch-of-the-women-spaces-programme monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1c075adb-d69b-43a0-b910-dc35616a6570/Women%27s+Spaces+Project+1x1+Image.png Events - Launch of the Women Spaces Programme - Strengthening women to take up more leadership and peacebuilding roles in community, civic and political life. 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Conversion therapy, reparative therapy, and all other so-called sexual orientation change efforts are rightly condemned by reputable mental health, counselling, and psychotherapy bodies around the world as unethical and harmful to the people who are subjected to these practices. https://www.nihrf.com/events/preventing-misogynistic-crime monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6332c6d97afc5b6bbfada7c4/1668707496390-9H0P39LUXYLROLTOJL6Z/NIHRF+preventing+misogyny+event.jpg Events - Preventing misogynistic crime, the Scottish model - Sponsor Naomi Long MLA, and co-sponsor Sinéad Ennis MLA, invite you to attend this Equality Coalition seminar on ‘Preventing misogynistic crime, the Scottish model’. 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