DUP attacks choice of human rights commisioner

A senior member of the Democratic Unionists today denounced the appointment of former Assembly member Monica McWilliams as the chief human rights commissioner in Northern Ireland as crass.

DUP attacks choice of human rights commisioner
Thu, 16 Jun, 2005 - 15:05

A senior member of the Democratic Unionists today denounced the appointment of former Assembly member Monica McWilliams as the chief human rights commissioner in Northern Ireland as crass.

DUP Policing Board member Ian Paisley Jr claimed the former Women’s Coalition MLA was hostile towards his party and could not command the support of unionists.

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