26 July 2001 Edition
Maginnis human rights move slammed
Sinn Féin equality spokesperson Conor Murphy has reacted angrily to news that former UDR major and UUP MP Ken Maginnis has been shortlisted for a job as a Human Rights Commissioner in the Six Counties.
``One of the key faults of the current Human Rights Commission is the underrepresentation of nationalists among its commissioners,'' said Murphy. ``How the British government expects to instil confidence in the Human Rights Commission among the nationalist community by appointing Maginnis, a former senior member of an organisation that existed to attack the human rights of an entire community, is beyond me.''
``One of the key faults of the current Human Rights Commission is the underrepresentation of nationalists among its commissioners,'' said Murphy. ``How the British government expects to instil confidence in the Human Rights Commission among the nationalist community by appointing Maginnis, a former senior member of an organisation that existed to attack the human rights of an entire community, is beyond me.''
