Committee on the Administration of Justice

CAJ is an independent human rights organisation with cross community membership in Northern Ireland and beyond. It was established in 1981 and lobbies and campaigns on a broad range of human rights issues. CAJ seeks to secure the highest standards in the administration of justice in Northern Ireland by ensuring that the Government complies with its obligations in international human rights law.

CAJ is a member of the British and Irish Panel of the International Federation of Human Rights

International Federation of Human Rights

The International Federation for Human Rights is a non-governmental federation for human rights organizations. Founded in 1922, FIDH is the oldest international human rights organisation worldwide and today brings together 164 member organisations in over 100 countries.FIDH is nonpartisan,...

, along with Liberty

Liberty (pressure group)

Liberty is a pressure group based in the United Kingdom. Its formal name is the National Council for Civil Liberties . Founded in 1934 by Ronald Kidd and Sylvia Crowther-Smith , the group campaigns to protect civil liberties and promote human rights...

and the Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties is an Irish non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting the civil liberties and human rights of people in Ireland.-History:...

(ICCL).

In 1998, CAJ was awarded the Council of Europe

Council of Europe

The Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation...

's Human Rights Prize.

CAJ's website contains details of all of its publications and consultation submissions since 1981, and information on membership.

External links

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.