The Police Service of Northern Ireland continues to do a good job protecting the public and reducing crime despite political gridlock in the Northern Irish Assembly, according to two reports from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services.
The BMA warns that a return to a hard border could put the already pressurised health system in Northern Ireland under more strain, deterring cross border workers and making it harder to retain healthcare professionals in Northern Ireland.
The Government’s refusal to reveal Northern Ireland political donations from 2014 is inadequate and fails to bring about necessary transparency to politics in Northern Ireland, says Transparency International UK.
Amnesty International has called on the government to urgently release funding for legacy inquests, following a ruling that Arlene Foster's decision to block funding for the Lord Chief Justice's plan for legacy inquests was unlawful and flawed.
Amnesty International has called on the UK Home Secretary and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to extend the Undercover Policing Inquiry to Northern Ireland.
A United Nations Committee has found the UK responsible for 'grave' and “'ystematic' violations of women’s rights in Northern Ireland by unduly restricting their access to abortion.
Little progress has been made on reducing poverty in Northern Ireland, with too many people locked out of the opportunity to secure a decent standard of living, says the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
The Electoral Reform Society have called on Westminster to back a ‘fair franchise’ and give 16 and 17 year olds the vote for all elections in the UK ahead of Welsh Government plans to back votes at 16.