The Equality Coalition is a broad alliance of non-governmental organisations whose members cover all the nine categories listed in section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (‘s75’), as well as other equality strands.
The Equality Coalition was founded in 1996 by community and voluntary sector organisations and trade unions. It was instrumental in putting equality at the forefront of the agenda at that time, specifically in relation to policy appraisal and fair treatment (PAFT), the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement, and ultimately the public sector duty in section 75 of the NI Act 1998.