Nazia Latif appointed to Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
Nazia Latif has been appointed to the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.
Her appointment by Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn will take effect from 1 September 2024 for a period of three years.
Ms Latif is co-founder of Right Practice, where she helps organisations meet their human rights and equality commitments.
She has worked with clients in Northern Ireland and internationally on a range of research and training projects, including the Asia Pacific Forum and the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise.
She is currently an authority member of the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA). She also serves on the Northern Ireland committee of the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust and is an independent assessor for Diversity Mark.
Ms Latif previously held the position of investigations and policy adviser at the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC).
She is a graduate of Queen’s University Belfast, completed her MA at the University of Durham and completed her PhD at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.