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About Us
The Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) was
established in 1981 and is an independent non-governmental organisation
affiliated to the International
Federation of Human Rights.
Currently CAJ's 7 staff is made up of Director, Deputy Director, Legal Adviser, Human Rights Programme Officers, Equality Programme Officer, Office Manager. CAJ depends on the support of is several volunteers.
The Committee seeks to secure the highest standards in the
administration of justice in Northern Ireland by ensuring that the government
complies with its responsibilities in international human rights law.
CAJ works closely with other domestic and international human
rights groups such as Amnesty International, Human Rights First (formerly the Lawyers Committee for Human
Rights) and Human Rights Watch, and makes regular submissions to a number of
United Nations and European bodies established to protect human rights. CAJ is
a member of the British and Irish Panel of the Federation, along with Liberty,
the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) and the Scottish Human Rights Centre.
CAJ takes no position on the constitutional status of
Northern Ireland and is firmly opposed to the use of political violence.
Its membership is drawn from across the whole
community.
CAJ's activities include publishing reports, conducting
research, holding conferences, monitoring, campaigning locally and
internationally, individual casework and providing legal advice. Its areas of
work are extensive and include prisons, policing, emergency laws, the criminal
justice system, the use of lethal force, children's rights, gender equality,
racism, religious discrimination, and advocacy for a Bill of Rights.
In the CAJ's view the abuse of human rights is wrong in
itself and also feeds and fuels the conflict in Northern Ireland.
The organisation has been awarded several international human
rights prizes, including the Reebok Human Rights Award and the 1998 Council of
Europe Human Rights Prize.
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