Cross community support for the Bill of Rights
74% of Protestants and 78% of Catholics who took part in a recent opinion poll survey carried out by the Human Rights Consortium think that it is important for Northern Ireland to have its own Bill of Rights. The survey, carried out just 3 months ago, shows an overwhelming level of support for the much-debated Bill of Rights.
There was also strong support for the Bill from women and men and across the age ranges.
“It is brilliant to see such solid support for the Bill of Rights coming from across the whole community,” said Kevin Hanratty of the Human Rights Consortium.
“This bears out our own experience, that people of all ages and from every community background see a Bill of Rights as an important part of Northern Ireland’s future. We would ask political leaders from all parties to study these findings and to support people’s call for strong protection of their rights.”
Millward Brown Ulster interviewed a random sample of 1,024 adults aged 16+ in November 2007 at locations across Northern Ireland. The poll asked the question “How important or not do you think it is for Northern Ireland to have a Bill of Rights?”