Cross-posted from Amnesty NI blog
I previously blogged about Shaun 'Seven Houses' Woodward – the ‘butler-toting’, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, potentially seeking to deny the inclusion of
It's not a great time to be a politician (although, of course, there are compensations). The daily (Telegraph) revelations of politicians 'fiddling' while the economy burns
Cross-posted from Belfast and Beyond
A couple of weeks ago I blogged about an approaching SDLP seminar on the oversight of policing in times of threat.
With the events in
Patrick Corrigan (Belfast, Amnesty NI): Ten years on from the landmark Patten report on policing in Northern Ireland, authored by former Conservative minister and Hong Kong governor general Chris Patten,
Patrick Corrigan (Amnesty Blogs: Belfast and Beyond): Slugger O'Toole is the daddy of the Northern Irish blogosphere. Founded and run by the inestimable Mick Fealty as a uniquely
Patrick Corrigan (Belfast, Amnesty NI): Since World War II, this country and the world has built up a system of protections for all our rights. From the Universal Declaration of
Patrick Corrigan, (Amnesty Blogs: Belfast and Beyond): Today is international Human Rights Day and, ten years after the Multi-Party (Belfast/Good Friday) Agreement, we will finally see the advice on
Patrick Corrigan, (Amnesty Blogs: Belfast and Beyond): Some detailed leaks in the News Letter this morning about the supposed likely recommendations of the Eames-Bradley Consultative Group on the Past in
Patrick Corrigan, (Amnesty Blogs: Belfast and Beyond): The number of rapes being reported in Northern Ireland has increased by 50% in the past six years, according to official figures. More
Patrick Corrigan, (Amnesty Blogs: Belfast and Beyond): A Northern Ireland Truth Commission moved a step closer to reality on Thursday with the call by Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams for
Patrick Corrigan, (Amnesty Blogs: Belfast and Beyond): As previewed on Belfast and Beyond (Tasers: shocks and secrets) some weeks ago, a Belfast child has applied for and yesterday won the
