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Inter-ethnic/State Relations – 1999

Regarding the guarantee of European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in Northern Ireland, the ECHR has been effective since 2 December 1999, after the establishment of Northern Ireland Executive on 29 November 1999.¹ The Northern Ireland Act of 1998 has provided for the establishment of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the commission finally came into existence on 1 March 1999.² The Northern Ireland Act 1998 also provided for the establishment of Equality Commission which became operational on 1 September 1999.³

1. “Whose human rights in Northern Ireland?” BBC News, October 5, 2000.
2. “Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission,” BBC News, accessed January 21, 2013, http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/agreement/equality/hr2.shtml
3. “Equality Commission for Northern Ireland,” BBC News, accessed January 21, 2013, http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/agreement/equality/equality…