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.
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CAJ produces a wide range of human rights publications. You can buy most of our recent publications via our Amazon store. To purchase others, please visit the Publications page. …
New Premises
We have recently moved premises. Our new address is 2nd Floor, Sturgen Building 9-15 Queen Street Belfast BT1 6EA Click here to view a map …
Download our conference report
You can now download the report of our conference - 'Policing with the Community? Pattten's New Beginning 10 Years On.' To request a hard copy of this report, please email louise@caj.org.uk … (PDF, 3 MB)
We are recruiting
We are currently recruiting for 3 posts at the organisation - Public Affairs Officer, Human Rights Programme Officer and Criminal Justice Programme Assistant (part time). See our Latest News page for more
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Latest Submissions
- S266 CAJ’s Response to Public Assemblies, Parades and Protests Bill (Northern Ireland), July 2010
- S261 CAJ’s Response to the Increasing Jurisdictional Limit in County Courts Consultation June 2010
- S264 CAJ’s Submission to the Northern Ireland Policing Board in relation to issues for the Human Rights and Professional Standards Committee, Submitted October 2009