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Council seeks assurances that legacy bill is compliant with human rights

The UK Government has been asked to provide further information about legislation to address the legacy of the Troubles in Northern Ireland amid concerns about whether it is compliant with the European Convention on Human Rights. The Committee of ...

10 Jun 2022 at 17:18

Troubles legacy Bill ‘cannot be made compatible with human rights’

A new Bill aimed at addressing the legacy of Northern Ireland’s troubled past “cannot be made compatible with human rights”, a Westminster committee has heard. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill envisages offering ...

07 Jun 2022 at 11:24

Families voice concern of potential impact of bill on La Mon bomb investigation

Concern has been expressed around any potential impact of the Government’s legacy bill on a fresh probe into the La Mon bomb attack. Twelve people were killed and scores more injured when the Provisional IRA exploded a bomb at the hotel on ...

15 May 2023 at 16:07

UK Government urged to reflect as legacy Bill fails to pass before recess

The UK Government has been urged to reflect on its controversial legacy Bill as it failed to make it on to statute before the summer recess. Peter Kyle MP, Labour’s shadow secretary of state for Northern Ireland, said the Bill should be ...

19 Jul 2023 at 13:36

Northern Ireland Legacy Bill ‘difficult and challenging’ legislation, says peer

The Northern Ireland Legacy Bill is “difficult and challenging”, a peer attempting to pass the legislation has said. Lord Caine also described the immunity element of the Bill, which has faced opposition in Northern Ireland and in the ...

19 Jul 2023 at 11:49

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MPs overturn attempts to remove immunity clause from Troubles legacy Bill

The UK Government has overturned attempts to remove the conditional immunity provision from legislation designed to deal with the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles. The House of Lords had voted to strip out the contentious ...

18 Jul 2023 at 18:42

Legacy Bill ‘designed to cause pain and hurt’ says murdered councillor’s family

The son of a nationalist councillor murdered almost half a century ago has said a proposed Legacy Bill is designed to cause pain and hurt to families seeking the truth about what happened to their loved ones. Patsy Kelly was ...

26 Jun 2023 at 12:31

Actor Ciaran Hinds urges Liz Truss to ditch Northern Ireland legacy Bill

Oscar-nominated actor Ciaran Hinds has urged Prime Minister Liz Truss to scrap a controversial Bill aimed at resolving Northern Ireland’s troubled past. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill, which ...

11 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Troubles legacy approach cannot be imposed on Northern Ireland – Labour

Ministers have faced calls to take a “different approach” to plans to reconcile the Troubles, if Northern Ireland’s political parties continue to oppose the proposals. Labour claimed that plans laid out in the Northern ...

22 Mar 2023 at 13:16

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights concerned at proposed NI legacy Bill

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has said the UK Government’s Northern Ireland legacy bill must adequately ensure respect for the rights of victims, survivors and their families. Volker Turk said the draft ...

19 Jan 2023 at 14:03

Government’s Northern Ireland legacy Bill is branded ‘another roadblock’

The Government’s legacy Bill for dealing with Northern Ireland’s past has been branded “another roadblock”. Northern Ireland’s Victims Commissioner Ian Jeffers said he would “throw the Bill out tomorrow” if he ...

01 Feb 2023 at 13:28

Ireland

Victim’s brother challenging legacy bill in bid to get justice

The brother of a man believed to have been shot by the Army on his 19th birthday in 1973 has said he is legally challenging the Government’s controversial legacy bill because he wants justice William Campbell,...

18 Sept 2023 at 18:30

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