Response to Northern Ireland Executive consultation on draft race relations framework
Overview
In March 2026, The Executive Office of the NI Executive opened a consultation on a draft race relations framework.
Amnesty International UK responded to that consultation on 2 June 2026. A copy of that response is available via the link below.
For reasons set out in our response, we regard the draft framework as not fit for purpose and call on the Executive Office to substantially redraft it to accurately reflect the worrying context of structural inequality and rising race hate crime, reframe away from a ‘good relations’ approach, and embed human rights principles, robust delivery mechanisms, and genuine accountability.
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