Video interview with Monica McWilliams, Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, by students of Queen’s University Belfast on 3 June 2011 for the Civic Voices International Democracy Memory Bank Project. McWilliams discusses female participation in the Peace Process and wider civil rights issues in Northern Ireland politics. Civic Voices is an international organisation which promotes civic and democratic participation in society among teachers and students. Its International Democracy Memory Bank Project teaches students how to conduct oral histories on their country’s democratic process.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 3 June 2011
Name of First Interviewee: Monica McWilliams
Role at time of Interview: Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
Interviewer: Students of Queen’s University Belfast
Purpose: News, Research, Academic
Media: Audiovisual, Transcript
Copyright: © Civic Voices 2012
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Programme/Book/Article: Civic Voices International Democracy Memory Bank Project
Time Period covered: 1954-2011
Key Individuals: Monica McWilliams, George Mitchell, David Ervine
Key Words: Education, Queen’s University Belfast, religion, community relations, politicisation, Civil Rights movement, Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition, Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement