UK government accused of 'alarming failures' on human rights

The British government’s record on human rights came under fierce attack from the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission at a major international conference today.

UK Chief Commissioner Professor Brice Dickson said it was regrettable that, while in some respects there had been positive progress in establishing systems to protect human rights in Northern Ireland, there had been “alarming failures” by government to introduce measures to address “critical problems”.