SINN Féin MEP Martina Anderson will launch a specifically commissioned legal opinion into the repeal of the 1998 Human Rights Act at lunchtime today at the Marchin an Cultúrlann in west Belfast.
The Derry politician said: “Sinn Féin along with our colleagues in the GUE/NGL group of MEPs commissioned a legal opinion on the impact the proposed Repeal of the 1998 Human Rights Act by the British government would have on society.
“I will launch that opinion in an Cultúrlann in West Belfast tomorrow 3rdMarch with Caoilfhionn Gallagher and Katie O’Byrne of Doughty Street Chambers and a representative from Kevin Winters Law being joined by the north’s Human Rights Commissioner Les Allenby.
“West Belfast MLA Rosie McCorley will be on hand to explain Sinn Féin’s opposition to any moves to Repeal the Act and outline our determination to mobilise against any attempt to diminish Human Rights protections for our people.”