Five years have passed since Judge Marrinan called for robust, stand-alone hate crime laws, and Alliance leadership still hasn’t delivered.
Vulnerable people continue to wait as trust in the justice system slips further. Green Party leader Mal O’Hara says, “How can anyone trust Alliance leadership on civil rights when, after 18 months since the Assembly returned and five years since these recommendations, they still haven’t acted?
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Their promises ring hollow while hate crime rises and minority communities and women remain unprotected. One of Judge Marrinan’s recommendations was making misogyny a crime - yet women and minorities still feel less safe.”
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He continues, “This isn’t about technicalities or excuses - it’s about credibility and leadership. Alliance leadership talks up their values, but from dragging their feet on marriage equality and abortion, to banning puberty blockers, voting against workers’ rights, and failing to act on hate crime, they pick optics over genuine progress every time.
Northern Ireland deserves leaders who put civil rights and real change first. Alliance leadership simply can’t be trusted to deliver.”
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Green Party NI