The Equality Commission has highlighted Northern Ireland’s curriculum reform as an opportunity to help children recognise racism, challenge prejudice and develop respectful relationships. The Commission brought together government, education, research, community organisations and people with lived experience to consider how anti-racism can be embedded within the proposed Northern Ireland Curriculum 2028 Framework. Read more

Former Irish News editor Noel Doran examines claims about immigration in Northern Ireland against the available evidence, arguing that many widely circulated assertions are not supported by the data. Read more

Four men have been charged following a police investigation into a hate display associated with a bonfire in Moygashel, County Tyrone. The case has renewed discussion around hate crime, intimidation and the protection of minority communities in Northern Ireland. It also raises wider questions about how public authorities, political representatives and communities respond when expressions of identity or political opinion cross into alleged conduct intended to stir up hatred or

Latest PSNI workforce figures provide an important insight into ethnic minority representation within policing in Northern Ireland. As Northern Ireland becomes increasingly diverse, representation within major public institutions is an important policy issue affecting recruitment, confidence, engagement and trust. The figures provide an opportunity to consider the barriers that may continue to discourage people from migrant and minority ethnic backgrounds from pursuing career

New research published by The Executive Office points to a concerning decline in public attitudes towards refugees and asylum seekers in Northern Ireland. The 2025 findings show falling levels of support across several measures, including perceptions of whether Northern Ireland is welcoming to refugees and recognition of the contribution refugees make to society. For organisations concerned with migration, equality and social cohesion, the findings raise important questions a

Every 10th of December, the world marks Human Rights Day as the day in 1948 that the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of...

By Eileen Chan-Hu, Chair of Migrant and Minority Ethnic Thinktank. On behalf of the Migrant and Minority Ethnic Thinktank, I would like...

The Migrant and Minority Ethnic Thinktank strongly condemns the recent hate crime against Takura Makoni in Finaghy, South Belfast. The...

I am delighted to present this report and would start by thanking the current board members Dr Maurice Marcartney, Mrs Ola Sobieraj, Ms...

A significant new research report on ‘Experiences of Education Among Minority Ethnic Groups in Northern Ireland’ was launched at Queen’s...

A report on Academic Research Responsiveness to Migrants and Ethnic Minorities in Northern Ireland, written by Dr Dina Belluigi and Yvonne Moynihan has been released. Migration, race and ethnicity, and majority-minority dynamics have been understudied in Northern Ireland, according to the new report. Investment and research development are needed if such research is to be developed and sustained. DOWNLOAD THE BELLUIGI REPORT HERE

As this is Mental Health Awareness Week, I write to you to draw attention to a growing crisis among certain of our neighbours.

Dina Belluigi, Yvonne Moynihan and Stella Attah met with the MME Council to present the interim findings of a project ..

Investigating the Relationship Between Choosing a Partner, Social Behaviours, and Cultural Background

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Migrant and Minority Ethnic ThinkTank oral presentation to the United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent.

It has been agreed to extend the deadline for the survey to 16th January (originally 19th December)

Centre for Democracy & Peace Building Fellowship Project Survey

Following the broadcast of an interview with Mr Kenneth Fraser, former Head of the Executive Office’s (TEO) Racial Equality Unit on BBC...

Available evidence points to considerable under-representation of Gypsy, Traveller, Roma, Showmen and Boater (GTRSB) communities1 in higher