The President of Ireland has paid tribute to the determination and courage of human rights activist Inez McCormack during a special event in Belfast today.

United States civil rights campaigner the Rev Jesse Jackson is to pay tribute to the work of community activists in Belfast during a visit to the city next month.

FILIPINO nurses came out strongly yesterday against the citizenship referendum, saying it would turn their future children into second-class citizens.

A group of Irish civic leaders has written to the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, urging him to delay the Government’s planned referendum on citizenship rights.

The Government’s efforts to promote human rights in Northern Ireland suffered a setback today when two founder members of the province’s Human Rights Commission resigned, expressing concerns at the body’s failures.