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Northern Ireland: Rights watchdog will be ‘unable to fulfil duties’ if funding cuts continue

Topic
Human rights Civil liberties
Country/Region
Northern Ireland

03 February 2020

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"The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) will be “unable to fulfil its duties” if funding cuts continue, its chief commissioner has warned.

The rights watchdog is funded by the UK government through the Northern Ireland Office (NIO), but has seen its budget slashed by nearly 50 per cent in a decade.

Chief commissioner Les Allamby and chief executive Dr David Russell met yesterday with newly-elected Finance Minister Conor Murphy, who has pressed the NIO to address the issue."

Rights watchdog will be ‘unable to fulfil duties’ if funding cuts continue (Irish Legal News, link)

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