Our pick of human rights news stories from the past week. News From BIHR Northern Ireland: Abortion decriminalised and same-sex marriage legalised! New laws came into place in Northern Ireland which will give women the right to abortion, as well as permit same-sex marriage. BIHR News The Supreme Court is 10! We take a look at some of the most important human rights judgments from the past 10 years. BIHR Blog  And sharing for the second week because we are just so chuffed... We have been shortlisted for a National Advocacy Award! We’re thrilled to announce that BIHR has been shortlisted in the Outstanding Supporter category for the 2019 National Advocacy Awards. The Awards recognise excellence within advocacy and congratulate exceptional contributions to the field of advocacy. Y BIHR News  News From Elsewhere Independent authority to monitor EU citizens' rights post-Brexit An independent authority is to be set up to monitor the ...

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