The UK's withdrawal from the EU threatens equality of rights on the island of Ireland protected under the Good Friday Agreement, it has been warned.

Brexit could lead to a dilution of human rights protections in the North by undermining the Good Friday Agreement, a joint committee established under the peace accord to consider human rights issues on the island of Ireland has warned.

Former Assembly member John McCallister has been appointed to the Human Rights Commission.

Concerns over care standards experienced by patients treated in the North’s emergency departments have been flagged up by a human rights inquiry.

A major initiative to help the tens of thousands of migrant workers in the North secure their rights – including government benefits and housing - was launched today.