RSI submits evidence to the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol Sub-Committee on the NI Protocol Bill’s human rights implications
3rd November 2022
Today, RSI submitted evidence to a House of Lords Sub-Committee on the human rights implications of the pending Northern Ireland Protocol Bill.
In this submission, we argue that:
- The UK government should preserve the existing terms of the Protocol — withdrawing the Protocol Bill — or negotiate a settlement with the EU;
- Under no circumstances should the Article 2 of the Protocol, which requires no diminution of human rights standards in Northern Ireland, be amended or undermined; and
- The UK government should also stop pending legislation which threatens to undermine the human rights framework in Northern Ireland, for instance by reforming the Human Rights Act 1998.
For more information, see the attached briefing.