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Committee on the Administration of Justice
An Coiste um Riarachán Dlí agus Cirt

Promoting Justice / Protecting Rights
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🚨CAJ Annual Lecture 🚨

"‘Neither Confirm Nor Deny’ Policy and Legacy Investigations” delivered by PSNI Chief Constable, Jon Boutcher

📅 Wed 10 December
🕢 7:30pm | Drinks Reception 8:30pm
📍 Riddel Hall, QUB Belfast, Stranmillis Road

📌 RSVP required: lnkd.in/ef4HyAvB
November 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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📢 New report out now: “Inciting a Pogrom? Social Media and the Racist Disorder in Ballymena and Beyond”

Findings include how racist violence in NI has evolved into ongoing community intimidation organised through social media.

Read the full report: caj.org.uk/publications...
October 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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📢 Joint Seminar: Unpacking the UK–Ireland Joint Framework on Legacy

Hosted by CAJ, QUB's Mitchell Institute & Human Rights Centre, this seminar brings together NGO leaders and academic experts to examine the new Joint Framework on Legacy. 🔍📄

🔗 Register here 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
A flyer for the Joint seminar titled 'Unpacking the joint framework on legacy'. Date and Time: 10th October, 10am. Venue: The Great Hall, Queen's University Belfast. Logos of supporting organisations are along the bottom including: Queen's University Belfast Mitchell Institute and Human Rights Centre, CAJ, Pat Finucane Centre, Amnesty International, Relatives for Justice. Registrations are required. In-person only event.
September 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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CAJ Director, Daniel Holder, attended this morning's press conference following the publication of the McCullough Review findings.

"It should not have taken McCullough to get to the bottom of PSNI surveillance"

Full statement with @amnestyuk.bsky.social 👉 caj.org.uk/latest/mccul...
A screenshot from the BBC news website showing a photo of CAJ Director Daniel Holder. The text in the article reads: Daniel Holder, Director of the Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ), says it should not have taken the McCullough Review "to get to the bottom of PSNI surveillance". "There is a current oversight mechanism the UK Investigatory Powers Commissioners Office (IPCO) that missed this," he says. "This was not the mechanism that was supposed to be in place on the back of the Good Friday Agreement." Mr Holder suggests the PSNI fell short of what was envisaged by the Patten Commission which was set up during the peace process to reform policing in Northern Ireland. "The Patten Commission had recommended a specific 'Commissioner for Covert Law Enforcement in Northern Ireland' to ensure covert policing techniques were being used within the law," the CAJ director says. "This unimplemented commitment should now be taken forward."
September 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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In the face of our rights to protest being dismantled, we are hosting another 'Know Your Rights to Protest' workshop in Derry.✊

🗓️ 23 Sept
⏰ 17.30
🏛️ Museum of Free Derry

Sign up 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/know-your-...
A poster with the title 'Know Your Rights to Protest' Guide Launch written on it. Various line art icons depicting protest, policing and courts are placed around the text.
September 17, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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A new report by @colinmurray.bsky.social and @aoifemod.bsky.social explains claims the UK could leave the ECHR without breaching the Good Friday Agreement are “not credible.”

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The front cover of CAJ's newest publication titled "The Belfast/ Good Friday Agreement 1998 and the European Convention on Human Rights: Explainer". The cover includes this title as well as a partially covered image of 'The Treaty Series' agreement for the Belfast Agreement.
September 16, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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CAJ is recruiting a Solicitor (Legacy) to join our team in Belfast.

This post will focus on legacy litigation, human rights and safeguarding the peace process.

📄 Find out more & apply here: caj.org.uk/get-involved...
📅 Closing date: 6th October 2025
September 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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The ECHR is deeply embedded within the 1998 Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. This commitment does not allow the UK Government to formulate some version of what it regards as ECHR-equivalent protections.

Read our joint statement 👇
@ppr-org.bsky.social & Human Rights Consortium NI
September 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Voices for justice and accountability gathered in London's St Ethelburga’s Centre last month for a panel event on state impunity in the UK

Human rights advocates highlighted ongoing concerns about policing, protest rights, and historical injustices.

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August 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Eugene took over his family’s decades-long campaign for truth and justice after the murder of his brother Paul in 1994. His strength, dignity and determination leaves behind a lasting legacy.
July 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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We are deeply saddened by the passing of Eugene Thompson.

Our full joint statement with Relatives for Justice can be read in post or on our website: lnkd.in/e3uCcxQ2
July 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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State Impunity and Injustice

🗓️ Monday 30 June
📍 St. Ethelburga's Bishopsgate, London
🕕 6–8pm

From Northern Ireland to Grenfell: join top legal & human rights voices to examine how state harm is covered up - and resisted.

Free, registration required 👇 www.eventbrite.ie/e/state-impu...
June 20, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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We’re at the UK Supreme Court today as the NI Secretary of State appeals a ruling to release evidence to the family in the 1994 sectarian murder of Paul Thompson - shot by loyalists with concerns of state collusion.

Watch the stream: supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...
June 11, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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📣 Know your rights when protesting in NI! ✊

We're formally launching our guide to help you understand the law, your rights & PSNI powers.

📅 Wed 4 June, 5:30pm 2 Royal Ave, Belfast.
Sign up 👉 eventbrite.co.uk/e/know-your-...
May 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Full house this morning as we launched our newest report: Mapping Far Right Activity Online in Northern Ireland Project Report 🔴

Thanks to everyone who attended and engaged in an insightful Q&A. You can read the full report here: caj.org.uk/wp-content/u...
May 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Join us for the launch of the ‘Mapping Far-Right Activity Online in Northern Ireland Project Report’ which will explore case studies on the role of social media in anti-immigration & racist incidents📢

Belfast Launch: caj.org.uk/rabble-belfa...
Derry Launch: caj.org.uk/rabble-derry...
April 14, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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📢 CAJ is gathering experiences of racist hate expression, hate crime, and housing intimidation for an upcoming report.

📝 You can anonymously share your experience by taking our 15 minute survey🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
April 7, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Yesterday, we had the pleasure of hosting students and staff from @ohiou as part of their Human Rights, Law & Justice in Northern Ireland study abroad program

From the impact of government collapses to the consequences of the Legacy Act, the discussions were thought-provoking 💬
March 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Today, the High Court held that the @northernireland.gov.uk acted unlawfully in failing to adopt an Anti-Poverty Strategy. The case against DfC and the FM & DFM was dismissed.

This is a strong outcome that vindicates those who have campaigned for an APS and supported the case. ✊
March 5, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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CAJ Policy Officer, Dara Keeve attended the
@niassembly.bsky.social Women's Parliament where key organisations came together to tackle pressing issues—including violence against women and girls, access to healthcare, and the challenges faced by rural, older, and disabled women.
March 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Many families continue to campaign for truth and justice after decades of inaction. It is time for the Irish Government to meet its obligations under the ECHR and put in place independent, human rights-compliant investigations.
February 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Yesterday, CAJ and @iccl.bsky.social called on the Irish Government to fulfil its investigative obligations under the European Convention of Human Rights by launching a new cross-border report outlining three recommendations.

You can read the full report here 👉 bit.ly/policing-for...
February 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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"The purpose of the Legacy Act is to replace the investigations taking place with light touch reviews."

To be human rights compliant, the ICRIR would need a clean break with substantive root and branch reform that produces an entirely distinct institution. - Daniel Holder, CAJ
February 26, 2025 at 12:58 PM