Chief Commissioner resigns from post

Chief Commissioner resigns from post
At a meeting of the NIHRC this morning’ Professor Michael O’ Flaherty advised Commissioners that he had with regret tendered his resignation as Chief Commissioner to the Secretary of State to take effect from 31st October 2013. Commissioners paid tribute to Professor O’Flaherty’s leadership of the Commission and his contribution to the promotion and protection of human rights in Northern Ireland.
Professor O’Flaherty said:
‘Today with great regret’ I informed my colleagues of my resignation’ for personal reasons. Northern Ireland has a splendid Human Rights Commission that I have been honoured to serve. I have every confidence that it will continue to take forward its excellent work for the people of Northern Ireland.’
ENDS
Further information:
For further information please contact Alice Neeson on: alice.neeson@nihrc.org’ (028) 9024 3987 (office)’ 0771 7731873 (mobile).
Notes to editors
1. The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission is an independent statutory body first proposed in the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement (1998) and established in 1999 by the Northern Ireland Act (1998). It is answerable to Parliament at Westminster.