Title | Interview with Monica McWilliams by Michele Lamb for the Essex Human Rights Review in September 2005 |
Date | September 2005 |
Description | Transcript of an interview with Monica McWilliams, Professor of Women’s Studies at the University of Ulster, by Michele Lamb for the Essex Human Rights Review in September 2005. The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission was created on 1 March 1999 as provided for in the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. Monica McWilliams became Chief Commissioner in June 2005. In this interview she discusses the challenges facing Northern Ireland on human rights issues and the centrality of the Commission to the development of an inclusive society. The Essex Human Rights Review is a peer-reviewed academic journal. |
Date of Release/Broadcast | September 2005 |
Name of First Interviewee | Monica McWilliams |
Role at time of Interview | Chief Commissioner for Human Rights in Northern Ireland |
Interviewer | Michele Lamb |
Purpose | News |
Media | Transcript |
Copyright | |
Link | Click here |
Programme/Book/Article | Essex Human Rights Review |
Time Period covered | 1998-2005 |
Key Individuals | Monica McWilliams |
Key Words | Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, prison, gender, Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, Bill of Rights, Irish Human Rights Commission, North-South relations, education, Paris Principles, United Nations, health, parade, domestic violence |
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