SINN Féin Councillor Aileen Mellon has welcomed the announcement that abuse of trust legislation will be strengthened to protect children…
Justice Minister Naomi Long
SDLP Social Justice spokesperson Mark H Durkan has criticised a decision made by District Judge Peter Magill to impose a…
‘Strategy needed to combat violence against women
SINN Féin’s Martina Anderson has backed a Women’s Aid petition calling for a strategy to combat violence against women and…
Derry teenager: Upskirting law change ‘taking too long’
A DEERY teenager says proposals to make upskirting a criminal offence in the North of Ireland are not moving forward…
JUSTICE Minister Naomi Long has said she hopes to bring a paper to next week’s executive meeting on a strategy…
Eastwood: Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy needed
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood has written to Minister for Justice Naomi Long to press for the urgent need for a…
Minister: New domestic abuse law gives victims confidence
NEW domestic abuse laws for the North of Ireland should give victims “more confidence” to report such crimes, Naomi Long…
Coronavirus: Stay at home order comes into force
NEW lockdown restrictions forbidding people from leaving home for non-essential reasons have come into force across the North of Ireland.…
Landmark domestic abuse bill’s passage at Stormont postponed
A landmark bill to strengthen the North of Ireland’s domestic abuse laws will not finish its legislative process this year.…
Coronavirus: Executive to consider compromise lockdown proposal
THE Stormont Executive will meet later on Thursday in another attempt to resolve differences over Covid-19 restrictions in the North…