Human Rights Consortium

15/05/2026

📣 Join us at Stormont on Monday 18th May to call on the Executive to move forward with the Good Jobs Bill
Bring your union flags, banners and voices ✊

15/05/2026

Civil society organisations in the UK and Ireland are concerned that the new Council of Europe political declaration on migration released on the 15th May at a Council of Ministers summit in Moldova …

13/05/2026

12/05/2026

Thank you to FLAC - the Free Legal Advice Centres and the other 90+ organisations and colleagues who are standing up for the universality of human rights this week on both sides of the border.

EITHER EVERY HUMAN HAS RIGHTS, OR NO ONE DOES!

Irish Foreign Ministry Northern Ireland Office

⚖ Civil society organisations, academics and human rights activists from Northern Ireland and Ireland have come together to write jointly to the UK Prime Minister and the Taoiseach, urging both Governments to publicly reaffirm their commitment to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and to resist any moves that would weaken its protections.

The joint letter, signed by over 90 civil society groups, academics and activists based in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, has been sent ahead of a Council of Europe meeting taking place later this week in Chişinău, Moldova on 14–15 May, where states will consider a proposed Political Declaration relating to migration and human rights.

The signatories warn that the proposals currently under discussion risk undermining the universality of human rights protections and weakening the authority and independence of the European Court of Human Rights.

You can read the full letter here: https://www.flac.ie/news/2026/05/12/groups-north-and-south-of-ireland-unite-to-warn-uk/

The letter was organised by FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres), based in the Republic of Ireland and the Human Rights Consortium based in Northern Ireland.

12/05/2026

Either everyone has rights, or no one does! ⚖️

Today in collaboration with the Consortium has joined with 90+ other civil society organisations, academics and activists signatures in a joint cross-border civil society letter on the island of Ireland ahead of the Council of Europe meeting in Moldova later this week.

The letter calls on the UK and Irish Governments to defend the ECHR, protect the independence of the European Court of Human Rights and reject any declaration that minimises rights for any individual or group.

Human rights are universal. Once exceptions start for some people, everyone’s protections become less certain. We want both governments to reject any declaration that narrows, reinterprets or creates a hierarchy of rights or rights‑holders.

The full text of the letter and all the signatories are available on our website https://tinyurl.com/4vhcs55j

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07/05/2026

07/05/2026

The Supreme Court Judgment on FWS vs Scottish Minister’s, which redefined the terms ‘man’, ‘woman’, and ‘sex’ as they’re interpreted in the 2010 Equality Act, has already had a significant impact on trans communities across the UK. While the implications of this judgment in Northern ...

06/05/2026

Trussell Trust: 'Pathways to End the Need for Foodbanks in NI' Information Exchange

Tuesday 2 June, 10am – 4pm
The Skainos Centre, Belfast & ONLINE

Pathways to End the Need for Foodbanks in NI is a one-day hybrid conference at The Skainos Centre or Online, which aims to bring together organisations and campaigners to discuss a framework to end the need for food banks in NI.

This event is facilitated by Trussell and supported by: NI Anti Poverty Network (NIAPN), Feeding Britain, Advice NI, Rural Communities Network, Ulster University, Food Ethics Council and East Belfast Mission.

Support is available to help with fuel costs and the event is structured in a hybrid way to allow as much involvement as possible from across Northern Ireland.

For more information or to register, please visit:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/trussell-pathways-to-end-the-need-for-food-banks-in-ni-information-exchange-tickets-1987498506535

06/05/2026

A quick but important meeting after today’s High Court with Human Rights Consortium’s Kevin Hanratty & Kate & Hannah from PILS. (Public Interest Litigation Support).

30/04/2026

For years we’ve made theatre that doesn’t shy away from the “heavyweight” issues of our times — work that asks us to walk in another person’s shoes, confront preconceptions, and engage with the world around us.

Our past productions span a wide range of themes and voices — from 'Did You Come By Boat?' to community-centred work in more recent years.

What should we create next — and who should we create it with?