Human Rights Commission of Ireland and Amnesty
International (Irish Section) in association with the
National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism
Conference
Saturday, 27 th
March, 2004
Davis Theatre, Arts Building
Trinity College, Dublin

Combating racism and promoting equality through legislation
Trinity College Dublin
Saturday, 27 th March 2004.
Introduction
This one-day conference is organised by the Human Rights Commission and
Amnesty International (Irish Section) in association with the National Consultative
Committee on Racism and Interculturalism (NCCRI). It will examine the legal frameworks in place in the Irish, European and international context to promote equality and to combat racism.
The conference aims to provide a forum for legal practitioners and grassroots activists to highlight best practice and policy as well as to exchange information.
In view of the significant – and frequently worrying - developments globally and nationally, this conference offers a timely reflection on the developments in antidiscrimination and equality legislation. Important initiatives are underway: the EU
Racial Equality Directive is to be implemented by EU member states; appropriate legislation to effectively deal with racist incidents is being explored. Those and other developments will be the subject of this conference which takes place at the end of the UN-designated Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination.
Conference facilities:
The conference venue is wheelchair accessible. A signer will be present at the conference.
Coffee and a light lunch will be available to conference participants.
Click here for campus map [Campus Map] and car park [Car Park] facilities map.
Booking Details :
There will be no conference fee but prior booking is required as places are limited.
Please fill in the attached booking form or click here. [Registration Form]
Human Rights Commission,
Jervis House,
Jervis Street,
Dublin 1.
Tel. 01 8589 601 e-mail: info@ihrc.ie
www.ihrc.ie
Sean McBride House,
48 Fleet Street,
Dublin 2.
e-mail:
Amnesty International(Irish Section), info@amnesty.ie
www.amnesty.ie
Tel. 01 6776361

Saturday, 27 th March 2004.
Trinity College, Dublin.
9.00: Registration
9.30 – 11.30 a.m.
Chairperson: Dr. Maurice Manning, President, Human Rights Commission
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Campaigning for legislative change
Imran Khan, Imran Khan and Partners, UK, lawyer in the Stephen Laurence case.
 The European Union’s Race Equality Directive and Proposed Framework
Decision
Barbara Nolan , Anti-Discrimination Unit, EU Commission

Too Firm to be Fair: Equality, Human Rights and the Management of
Immigration and Asylum
Colin Harvey, Prof. of Constitutional and Human Rights Law, University of Leeds
11.30 COFFEE
11. 45 – 1.00 p.m.
Chairperson: Sean Love, Director, Amnesty International [Irish Section]
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Using the law to effect social change
Rhon Reynolds, Assistant Director of the 1990 Trust
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Ireland’s implementation of the Race Directive
Tanya Ward, Senior Policy & Research Officer, Irish Council for Civil Liberties and member of the Equality Coalition
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The Northern Ireland experience of Section 75 – statutory duty provision
Tansy Hutchinson, Research and Development Officer at the Northern Ireland
Council for Ethnic Minorities
1.00 – 2.00 LUNCH
2.00 – 3.15 p.m.
Chairperson: Anastasia Crickley, Chairperson, NCCRI

Responding effectively to racist incidents

Philip Watt, Director NCCRI

Punishing Racially Aggravated Crime – the UK Experience
Sheila Rogers, Commission for Racial Equality, UK

Punishing Racially Aggravated Crime – the Experience in Ireland:
Donncha O’Connell
, Law Faculty, NUI Galway
3.15 p.m.
Concluding Remarks
Michael Farrell, solicitor and Human Rights Commissioner

Conference
Davis Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College, Dublin
Saturday, 27 th March 2004.
Conference Booking Form
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Please return completed registration form to: info@ihrc.ie
or mail to:
Legislation Conference,
Human Rights Commission,
Jervis House,
Jervis Street,
Dublin 1.