JOAN HARBINSON, EQUALITY COMMISSION CHIEF ACCUSED OF BIAS
MASTER McCORRY AWARDS COSTS - NOT IMPRESSED BY Mr. EOIN O'NEILL
Dr S. Deman issued a Writ against the Equality Commission in Northern Ireland for their failure to assist him against his former Employer the Queen's University of Belfast and his union, University College Union [formerly known as Association of University Teachers (AUT)]. Among those were named defendants are lay members of the Fair Employment Tribunal. Mr. Duncan Mercer and Mr. Richard Jay are the former and present lay members of the Fair Employment Tribunals and Industrial Tribunals. Mr. Paul Hudson was the third defendant, an editor of Belfast Union Letter, who published defamatory material. Surprisingly, Bob Cooper, formerly a Chairman of the Fair Employment Commission, one time considered an Avante Garde champion of affirmative action and a hero dismissed Dr Deman's application for assistance to bring a claim of Religious/Political discrimination against the UCU on frivolous ground that, "...give my view that it does not fall within the remit of the legislation". Ian Paisley, MP & MEP and formerly, a First Minister in Northern Ireland, sought statistics on religious composition of those whom the Fair Employment Commission provided assistance. Mr. Cooper replied to Dr Ian Paisley as follows:
"…those who received assistance from the commission, 69% were Roman Catholics and 31% others.
Although it is a statutory obligation on the part of FEC to monitor statistics on all religious and political persuasion no such breakdown was provided to Dr Paisley".
Despite Mr. Cooper's claim of no jurisdiction Dr Deman’s claim was heard in the Fair Employment Commission after a lapse 10 years and the Tribunal failed to offer any reasons for an undue delay in hearing the claims.
Subsequently, Dr Deman issued proceedings against the Equality Commission and its former and present Chief Executive, Joan Harbinson and Mrs. Evelyn Collins under the Race Relations Act 1997 and the Fair Employment and Treatment (NI) Order 1998. Ms Harbinson, Roman Catholic has been the Chair of NI Standing Committee on Human Rights and was member NI Judicial Appointment Commission. Dr Deman sought help from NI Committee on Human Rights and also from the Equality Commission but was refused and gave no reasons on merit. Although Ms Harbinson is a champion of Equality and Human Rights, her own backyard is full of Human Rights violations and discrimination. Once Dr Deman was asked what religion he was? He said, he has no religion but he was born in a Hindu family. Next question put to him was, whether he was Catholic Hindu or a Protestant Hindu? Equality Commission is toothless body and it is completely one sided as it is mainly consisted of elite (not victims) Roman Catholics.
Recently, Master McCorry heard Mr. Eoin O'Neill's application on behalf of Equality Commission and reluctantly set aside summary judgment but criticized the Commission for being complacent and awarded cost against them. If Equality Commission can't even defend itself how common people can trust it as a meaningful organization on public exchequer?
Council for Ethnic Minority
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