Racism help centre plan for Belfast
Tue 3rd August 2010 06:12 pm
A centre for victims of racial harassment is to open in Belfast.
The migrant centre will provide a one-stop shop with bilingual staff and will be funded with a £424,276 grant from the Big Lott... read more »
Landmark Access and Mobility Study published For Belfast City Centre
Tue 3rd August 2010 03:53 pm
Minister for Social Development Alex Attwood and Minister for Regional Development Conor Murphy jointly launched an ‘access and mobility study’ for Belfast City Centre.
The study takes an in-depth l... read more »
Empey welcomes extension to flexible working rights for parents
Tue 29th June 2010 03:37 pm
Employment and Learning Minister, Sir Reg Empey, yesterday announced that parents will benefit from extended rights to request flexible working.
From 18 July, the right to request flexible working w... read more »
Two gay men attacked in Londonderry
Mon 28th June 2010 03:33 pm
Two men who were assaulted in Londonderry at the weekend have said they were targeted because they are gay.
The couple, aged 22 and 38, were beaten by three men in the city centre at about 0200 BST... read more »
Awards celebrate good race relations work
Wed 23rd June 2010 02:51 pm
Efforts to combat racism and sectarianism must redouble following recent attacks a special race relations awards ceremony heard yesterday.
Junior Ministers Robin Newton and Gerry Kelly told the winne... read more »
Statement on Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report on resettlement of Learning Disability patients
Fri 14th May 2010 07:33 pm
Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey said helping people with learning disabilities live independent lives in the community remains a top priority for his Department.
Commenting on the Public Accounts ... read more »
New mobile therapy service for people with dementia
Wed 12th May 2010 08:18 pm
Health Minister Michael McGimpsey yesterday helped launch a revolutionary mobile therapy unit for people diagnosed with dementia.
Fold Housing Association’s ‘Brain Bus’, is a revolutionary mobile the... read more »
Discrimination case makes history
Thu 22nd April 2010 08:28 pm
A woman from Warrenpoint has made history in a landmark discrimination case in which the House of Lords clarified the UK's Disability Law.
Elizabeth Boyle, who suffers from vocal nodules agree... read more »
The rights of the elderly to be examined for new report
Mon 15th February 2010 07:35 pm
The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission today launches an investigation into the province's 256 nursing homes and it wants your help, says Monica McWilliams
Today the Northern Ireland Hum... read more »
'Troubling' rise in Jewish attacks
Fri 5th February 2010 02:25 pm
A record number of anti-Semitic attacks is "deeply troubling," Prime Minister Gordon Brown has warned.
More than 924 reports of bigoted violence and abuse were received last year by The C... read more »
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