Our Vision:
A society that respects human rights values and standards to achieve equality, peace and justice.
Our Purpose:
To protect and promote the human rights of everyone in Northern Ireland.
The Principles that Underpin Our Work:
A human rights-based approach underpins the Commission’s work. This is predicated on the conviction that human rights compliant outcomes require processes that adhere to both the values which underpin human rights laws as well as their substantive content. On this basis our core principles are:
We value and will protect our independence; we will act professionally and with integrity; we will make all our decisions based on objective evidence.
We will empower people to participate to the fullest extent possible in decisions that affect their human rights.
We will work to ensure human rights protections are reflected in laws, policies and practices; we will work to ensure meaningful remedies for human rights violations and abuses.
We will oppose any form of discrimination or prejudice and support victims.
We will work to achieve the greatest impact by partnering with communities and our stakeholders.