This article examines mother-infant separation during psychiatric admission in Northern Ireland, considers the relevance of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights and… Read More »Perinatal psychiatric inpatient care and family life in Northern Ireland
Last December marked Universal Human Rights Month, with International Human Rights Day celebrated on 10 December. This date marks the day when the Universal Declaration… Read More »Human Rights Frameworks: What difference do they make?
In September 2021, Clare Bailey MLA introduced the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Bill to the Assembly. The Bill passed Second Stage on 12 October… Read More »Abortion and safe access zones
The Belfast Agreement in 1998 contained a comprehensive suite of human rights safeguards. These include the introduction of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to be accessible in Northern Ireland courts, establishment of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, consultation by the Commission on any additional rights supplementary to the ECHR to constitute a Bill of Rights and prohibition of the Northern Ireland Assembly to legislate in any way contrary to the ECHR or any Bill of Rights.
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