The Jersey Human Rights Group

Welcome to the Jersey Human Rights Group. The purpose of this group is to promote knowledge of Human Rights in the Jersey Channel Islands.

Our Aims

• The Group shall be a non-profit making organization registered in accordance with the Non Profit Making Organisations (Jersey) Law 2008.
• The Group will promote knowledge of Human Rights Standards through research, publication and the dissemination of information, monitor human rights standards in Jersey, examine existing and proposed laws and practices in Jersey for compliance with Human Rights standards and lobby for reform in order to achieve compliance with Human Rights standards.
• Raise funds for the Group's declared purposes.
• Recruit membership from any persons who share the aims of the group.

Group Meetings / Membership

Our next meeting is Monday 22nd Feb 2010 at 5.30pm at the States Chambers in the Royal Square. Please meet outside the States Chambers at the left hand steps at 5.30pm prompt. Anyone is welcome to join. Please fill in the application form and bring it with you to the next meeting. Or simply turn up for the next meeting!

Jersey Human Rights in the news

BBC Article (2009)

Is This Jersey? Article (2009)

BBC Article (2008)

News story on Channel TV (January 2010)

Other Jersey Human Rights links

Written question as to whether Jersey has ratified and implemented the European Convention on the Rights of the Child (answer = no).

Guide to the Human Rights Act (Applies to Jersey, approved in 2000 but not implemented until 2006)

Guide to the Human Rights Act (Applies to the UK Act)

Book by Andrew Clapham

Our Constitution