Human Rights Publications

Human Rights 5 Year Review

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The Board's Human Rights 5 Year Review examines PSNI performance against the 119 recommendations made by the Board’s Human Rights Advisor over the last five years.

Of these 119 recommendations, 24 have been accepted and implemented by PSNI, 8 rejected, and work is ongoing on the remainder. 

Publication NamePublished
Human Rights Annual Report 2005Dec-05
Monitoring PSNI Compliance Dec-05
Monitoring the Compliance of the Police Service of Northern Ireland with the Human Rights Act 1998 Report on the Policing of the Ardoyne Parades 12th July 2005 and the Whiterock Parade 10th September 2005Dec-05
Human Rights Annual Report 2006Dec-06
Policing, Accountability and the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Community in Northern IrelandDec-06
Human Rights Advisors Report on TASERMay-07
Human Rights Annual Report 2007 Dec-07
Northern Ireland Policing Board Human Rights Thematic Report 2008 - Terms of ReferenceMay-08
Human Rights Annual Report 2008Dec-08
Operation Ballast Interim ReportOct-08
Human Rights Annual Report 2009Dec-09
Human Rights Annual Report 2010Jan-11
Children and Young People ThematicJan-11
Overview of Children and Young People Thematic ReviewJan-11
Overview of Children and Young People Thematic Review (Irish)Jan-11
Human Rights Annual Report 2010 OverviewJan-11
Human Rights Annual Report 2011Jan-12
Human Rights Annual Report 2011 Overview (Irish)Jan-12
Human Rights Annual Report 2011 Overview Jan-12
Human Rights Thematic  Review: Policing with and for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and 
Transgender Individuals
Mar-12
Thematic Review Update: Report Policing with and for Transgender Individuals Mar-12
Human Rights Annual Report Overview 2012 Feb-13
Human Rights Annual Report Overview 2012 (Irish)Feb-13
Human Rights Annual Report 2012Feb-13
Human Rights Thematic Review on the use of police powers to stop and search
and stop and question under the Terrorism Act 2000 and the Justice and Security (NI) Act 2007
Oct-13
Human Rights Overview Document Annual Report 2013Mar-14
Human Rights Annual Report 2013Mar-14
Human Rights Overview Document Annual Report 2013 (Irish) Mar-14
Human Rights Summary Report 2014Mar-15
Human Rights Annual Report 2014Mar-15
Human Rights Annual Report 2014 - Summary Report (Irish)Mar-15
Human Right Annual Report 2015Mar-16
Human Rights Annual Report 2015 - Summary DocumentAug-16
Human Rights Annual Report 2016 - SummaryMar-17
The Review of Policing Race Hate Crime - SummaryJun-17
The Review of Policing Race Hate CrimeJun-17
Human Rights Assurance Report September 2017 - August 2019Oct-19
Human Rights Annual Report 2016-2017Oct-19
Domestic Abuse ReviewNov-19
Human Rights Annual Report 2019-2020Oct-20
Human Rights Monitoring FrameworkSep-21
Human Rights Annual Report 2020 - 2021Dec-21
Human Rights Annual Report Executive Summary 2020 - 2021Dec-21
Report of Human Rights of Police Officers and Staff - November 2022Dec-22
A Review of the PSNI’s use of Spit and Bite Guards by the NI Policing Board’s Human Rights AdvisorJan-23
Human Rights Annual Report 2021 - 2022Jan-23
Human Rights Review of PSNI Use of Force Jan-23
Terms of Reference - Review of PSNI’s Strip Searches of Children and Young People in CustodyFeb-23
Human Rights Review: Children and Young People: Strip Searching in Police CustodyJun-23
Human Rights Review of Privacy and PolicingJul-23

Terms of Reference for Human Rights Review: Children and Young People 

Oct-23

Human Right Five-year Review - SummaryJul-24
Human Rights 5 Year Review - FinalJul-24
Human Rights 5 Year Review Table of Human Rights Recommendations & Responses from PSNI from 2015 to 2023 Jul-24