A human rights expert who studies the constitutional case for the reunification of Ireland has said a coordinated campaign of harassment and intimidation is designed to delegitimise his research and put others off examining the topic.
Colin Harvey, professor of human rights law at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB), has had to take measures to protect his own safety due to threats he has received on social media.
In a still deeply divided society, Professor Harvey’s critics have labelled him an apologist for the political violence perpetrated by republicans during the Troubles and called on his institution to distance itself from his “partisan” research.
