2023 Human Rights and Equality Conference
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NICRE 4th HUMAN RIGHTS & EQUALITY CONFERENCE
“TEO Race Relations Order Review”
in conjunction with the All Party Assembly Working Group on Ethnic Minority Community and UNISON Black & Migrant Workers Group
Date: Friday, 19th May 2023
Time: 10:00 – 16:00
Venue: UNISON, Galway House, 165 York Street, Belfast BT15
PROGRAMME
0925 – 1000 Registration
1000 – 1015 Introduction
Dr Patrick Yu (Honorary PhD in Law) OBE
NICRE Board of Trustees
UNISON National Black Members’ Committee
Chair of the morning session
Strand 1: UK and Northern Ireland
1015 – 1045 “Lessons from UK: Single Equality Act 2010”
Barbara Cohen
Equality Consultant
Former Head of Legal
Commission for Racial Equality
1045 – 1115 Q & A
1115 – 1130 Coffee/Tea/Comfort break
Strand 2: Ireland and Northern Ireland
1130 – 1155 “Lessons from Ireland: Human Rights and Equality laws”
Eilis Barry
CEO
Free Legal Advice Centre (FLAC), Dublin
1155 – 1215 Q & A
1215 – 1235 “Equality Commission for Northern Ireland: Power, Formal Investigations, and Code of Practices”
Geraldine McGahey (tbc)
Chief Commissioner
Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
1235 – 1255 Q & A
1255 – 1345 Lunch
1345 – 1400 Introduction
Dr Steve Aiken MLA OBE, Ulster Unionist Party
Vice-Chair APG on Ethnic Minority Community
Chair of afternoon session
Strand 2: Ireland and Northern Ireland…..continue
1400 – 1420 “Ethnic Monitoring & Racial Equality Strategy 2015-2025”
Michael Potter
Researcher
Northern Ireland Assembly
1420 – 1440 Q & A
Strand 3: Europe/International and Northern Ireland
1440 – 1510 “Europe/International: Human Rights and Equality laws”
Alison Kilpatrick
Chief Commissioner
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
1510 – 1525 Comfort Break
1525 – 1555 Q & A
1555 – 1600 Closing Remarks