Motion

International Human Rights Day

Motion TitleInternational Human Rights Day

Motion TextThat this Assembly acknowledges international Human Rights Day; notes the United Nations' comments that more should be done to raise awareness of human rights and the need to improve education about human rights; and calls on all Government Departments and public bodies to introduce human rights action plans.

Motion CategoryPrivate Members' Motion

Date Tabled to Business Office11/11/2016

Date Selected By Committee29/11/2016

Date of Plenary Debate05/12/2016

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Tabled By

Member Name	Tabled As
Mr Seán Lynch	MLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Mr Philip McGuigan	MLA - North Antrim
Mr Cathal Boylan	MLA - Newry and Armagh

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Outcome/Voting

92 Members voted

58 Members voted AYE

34 Members voted NO

The Motion, As Amended, Was Carried, Simple Majority Lobby Division

MLA Name	Designation	Voted
Mr Steven Agnew	Other	AYE
Dr Steve Aiken OBE	Unionist	AYE
Mr Andy Allen MBE	Unionist	AYE
Mr Jim Allister KC	Unionist	NO
Mr Sydney Anderson	Unionist	NO
Dr Caoimhe Archibald	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Kellie Armstrong	Other	AYE
Mr Alex Attwood	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Clare Bailey	Other	AYE
Mrs Rosemary Barton	Unionist	AYE
Mr Doug Beattie MC	Unionist	AYE
Mr Roy Beggs	Unionist	AYE
Mr Jonathan Bell	Unionist	NO
Mr Cathal Boylan	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Michaela Boyle	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Maurice Bradley	Unionist	NO
Ms Paula Bradley	Unionist	NO
Ms Sinéad Bradley	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Paula Bradshaw	Other	AYE
Mr Keith Buchanan	Unionist	NO
Mr Tom Buchanan	Unionist	NO
Mr Robbie Butler	Unionist	AYE
Mrs Pam Cameron	Unionist	NO
Mr Gerry Carroll	Other	AYE
Mr Alan Chambers	Unionist	AYE
Mr Trevor Clarke	Unionist	NO
Mr Stewart Dickson	Other	AYE
Mrs Linda Dillon	Nationalist	AYE
Mrs Jo-Anne Dobson	Unionist	AYE
Mr Sammy Douglas MBE, MCA	Unionist	NO
Mr Gordon Dunne	Unionist	NO
Mr Alex Easton	Unionist	NO
Dr Stephen Farry	Other	AYE
Mr David Ford	Other	AYE
Mr Paul Frew	Unionist	NO
Ms Michelle Gildernew	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Paul Girvan	Unionist	NO
Mr Paul Givan	Unionist	NO
Mrs Brenda Hale	Unionist	NO
Mr Simon Hamilton	Unionist	NO
Ms Claire Hanna	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Chris Hazzard	Nationalist	AYE
Mr David Hilditch	Unionist	NO
Mr William Humphrey	Unionist	NO
Mr Declan Kearney	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Gerry Kelly	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Danny Kennedy	Unionist	AYE
Mrs Emma Little-Pengelly	Unionist	NO
Ms Carla Lockhart	Unionist	NO
Mr Phillip Logan	Unionist	NO
Mrs Naomi Long	Other	AYE
Mr Trevor Lunn	Other	AYE
Mr Seán Lynch	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Gordon Lyons	Unionist	NO
Mr Chris Lyttle	Other	AYE
Mr Declan McAleer	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Eamonn McCann	Other	AYE
Mr Fra McCann	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Jennifer McCann	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Raymond McCartney	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Nelson McCausland	Unionist	NO
Mr Daniel McCrossan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Barry McElduff	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Colin McGrath	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Philip McGuigan	Nationalist	AYE
Miss Michelle McIlveen	Unionist	NO
Mr Harold McKee	Unionist	AYE
Mr Oliver McMullan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Justin McNulty	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Richie McPhillips	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Adrian McQuillan	Unionist	NO
Ms Nichola Mallon	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Alex Maskey	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Gary Middleton	Unionist	NO
Mr Ian Milne	Nationalist	AYE
Lord Morrow of Clogher Valley	Unionist	NO
Mr Gerry Mullan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Conor Murphy	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Carál Ní Chuilín	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Máirtín Ó Muilleoir	Nationalist	AYE
Mr John O'Dowd	Nationalist	AYE
Mrs Sandra Overend	Unionist	AYE
Mr George Robinson MBE	Unionist	NO
Mr Alastair Ross	Unionist	NO
Ms Catherine Seeley	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Pat Sheehan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Philip Smith	Unionist	AYE
Mr Christopher Stalford	Unionist	NO
Mr Mervyn Storey	Unionist	NO
Mr Robin Swann	Unionist	AYE
Mr Peter Weir	Unionist	NO
Mr Jim Wells	Unionist	NO

Amendments

Selected Amendments

Number	Tabled Date	Amendment Text
1	01/12/2016	Leave out all after the third ‘rights;’ and insert: ‘calls on the Executive to move immediately to ensure compliance with all minimum human rights standards; and further calls on all Government Departments and public bodies to introduce human rights action plans.’
2	01/12/2016	Insert after the third ‘rights;’: ‘notes the requirement in the Good Friday Agreement of the incorporation into Northern Ireland law of the European Convention on Human Rights and the subsequent passage of the Human Rights Act; believes that the Human Rights Act 1998 is important for the protection of the rights of the people in Northern Ireland and an obligation further to the Good Friday Agreement;’

Other Amendments Tabled

Tabled Date	Amendment Text
01/12/2016	Insert after the third ‘rights;’: ‘believes that the retention of the Human Rights Act 1998 will contribute to an effective human rights framework across the United Kingdom;’

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