The Committee on the Administration of Justice (often known by the acronym CAJ) is an independent human rights organisation in
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
with cross-community membership. It was established in 1981 and lobbies and campaigns on a broad range of domestic and international human rights issues. CAJ seeks to secure the highest standards in the
administration of justice
The administration of justice is the process by which the legal system of a government is executed. The presumed goal of such an administration is to provide justice for all those accessing the legal system. The phrase is also commonly used to d ...
in Northern Ireland by ensuring that the Government complies with the
rule of law and with all its obligations in international
human rights law.
CAJ is an affiliate member of the leading global network of human rights
NGOs
A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in ...
, the
International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH), along with
Liberty
Liberty is the ability to do as one pleases, or a right or immunity enjoyed by prescription or by grant (i.e. privilege). It is a synonym for the word freedom.
In modern politics, liberty is understood as the state of being free within society fr ...
in Britain and the
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC) and
Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) in the Republic of Ireland.
[ See http://www.caj.org.uk/files/2016/10/20/JustnewsSeptember_October.compressed_.pdf ]
In 1998, CAJ was awarded the
Council of Europe's Human Rights Prize.
CAJ'
websitecontains details of all of its publications and consultation submissions since 1981, and information on membership.
References
External links
CAJ official websiteCAJ Annual report 2009/2010
Human rights in Northern Ireland
Human rights organisations based in the United Kingdom
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