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- Controversy Over Bill Contents
- US Congressional Opposition
- EU Reaction To Legacy Bill
- Lord Caine’s Proposed Amendments
- Accountability Campaign – Birmingham Bombs
- Screening of Victims Stories Film
- Omagh Bomb Inquiry Breakthrough
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The legacy of the Troubles lingers. But this legislation won’t work.
“The Troubles,” three decades of sectarian strife in Northern Ireland, left behind questions about historical truth, reconciliation, justice and accountability that have lingered since the 1998 Good Friday peace agreement.
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Rights experts urge UK to redraft controversial Northern Ireland bill
The United Kingdom should rewrite proposed legislation covering the 30-year conflict in Northern Ireland, known as the “Troubles”, because it fails to comply with the obligation to investigate serious violations and denies truth and remedy for the victims, two UN human rights experts said on Thursday.
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UK: Flawed Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’ Bill flagrantly contravenes rights obligations, say UN experts
GENEVA (15 December 2022) – UN experts* warned that proposed legislation now before the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) fails to comply
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UK rights committee has ‘serious doubts’ bill to address legacy of the Troubles conforms to human rights law
UK rights committee has ‘serious doubts’ bill to address legacy of the Troubles conforms to human rights law
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Troubles ‘legacy’ bill risks breaching human rights law, UK warned
Effective amnesty for those accused of killing or maiming people may not comply with ECHR, says committee
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NI Troubles: Legacy bill published by the UK government
The government has introduced legislation that aims to draw a line under the Northern Ireland Troubles by dealing with so-called legacy issues.
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EU to use ‘all measures at its disposal’ if UK abandons parts of Northern Ireland protocol – as it happened
EU says it will respond ‘with all measures at its disposal’ if UK goes ahead with plan to abandon parts of NI protocol
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Withdraw the ‘disgusting’ legacy Bill, urges relative
A man whose brother was gunned down nearly 35 years ago has called for the Government’s legacy Bill to be withdrawn, branding it a “disgusting, shameful amnesty”.
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Secretary of State urged to ‘heed’ Legacy Bill opposition during US visit
SECRETARY of State Chris Heaton-Harris “must heed the voices” of US stakeholders who stand opposed to the British government’s controversial Legacy Bill during his stateside visit, it has been warned.
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NI Troubles: Michelle O’Neill welcomes US letter opposing legacy bill
A letter sent by US Congress members expressing “grave concern” about the UK government’s Troubles legacy plans is a “significant intervention”, Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill has said.
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Everyone opposes the Troubles legacy Bill but the Conservatives may get away with it
UK government’s proposed legislation shows the difficulties of dealing with the legacy of years of violence
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US committee writes to Blinken opposing UK’s proposed legacy legislation
The Ad Hoc Committee to Protect the Good Friday Agreement has written to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to express its “urgent and unequivocal” opposition to the UK’s new legacy legislation.
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Letter from US group: Legacy plans ‘break the law, ignore victims and hurt peace’
Prominent Americans call on US secretary of state to put pressure on Boris Johnson
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NI Troubles: US politicians criticise legacy proposals
A number of US politicians have criticised the UK government at a congressional hearing on controversial proposals to deal with the legacy of the Troubles.
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UK Government accused of ‘stonewalling’ UN over legacy bill concerns
The UK Government has been accused of “stonewalling” the United Nations over a failure to respond to serious concerns over its legacy bill.
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EU urged to ‘stand up’ to UK on Troubles legacy laws
Victims’ campaigners have urged the EU to “stand up” to the UK in opposing controversial laws to deal with the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles.
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Victims Commissioner Ian Jeffers says Legacy Bill ‘not the way to address Northern Ireland’s past’
PRIME Minister Rishi Sunak and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar have discussed Britain’s controversial Troubles legacy bill in a bi-lateral phone call.
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Legacy bill passes House of Commons stages amid opposition from DUP, SDLP and Alliance
The Government’s controversial legacy legislation has cleared the House of Commons despite opposition from Northern Ireland MPs.
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NI Troubles: Legacy bill passes Commons stages
Controversial legislation aimed at ending Troubles legacy prosecutions has passed its stages in the House of Commons, despite ongoing political opposition.
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Troubles legacy bill: Northern Ireland’s MPs snub new Bill but it still passes first Commons hurdle
The division list showed only Tory MPs voted in favour, with DUP, SDLP and Alliance voting against
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Immunity rules for Troubles crimes could be tightened signals minister as Lords debate Legacy Bill
Conditions to grant immunity for Troubles offences as part of a bid to deal with Northern Ireland’s violent past could be further strengthened, a minister has indicated in the face of condemnation.
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Group’s concern over new ‘one-stop shop’ Troubles probe body
Legislation designed to end Troubles-related prosecutions could become a “one-stop shop” for a whole range of historical re-investigations, a Belfast-based think tank has warned.
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Long time’ before any government looks at legacy again, if bill does not pass, says Lord Caine
The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State has said that he fears if a controversial Legacy bill does not pass, it will be a “very long time” before any government looks at the issue of legacy in Northern Ireland again, if at all.
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Tearing up Northern Ireland legacy Bill risks five-year delay, minister warns
Lord Caine holds out the prospect of further changes to the proposed law in a bid to meet the concerns of victims and survivors
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Troubles bill amendments ‘make it even worse’
Proposed UK government amendments to its controversial Troubles bill do not address concerns raised by victims and human rights campaigners and some of them “would actually make the bill worse”, according to a new analysis.
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Government introduces changes to controversial legacy Bill
The move comes ahead of the proposed legislation being considered at the committee stage.
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NI Troubles: Amendments on controversial legacy bill revealed
The government has told peers it will bring forward amendments to its controversial Troubles legacy bill.
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Northern Ireland legacy Bill ‘personally extremely challenging’, says British minister
A minister from the UK’s Northern Ireland Office has revealed he has personally found controversial legislation to deal with the legacy of The Troubles “extremely challenging”.
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Troubles legacy bill: NI secretary says he is open to changes
The Northern Ireland secretary has said the government is still open to making changes to its controversial legacy bill going through Parliament.
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Lord Caine meets victims’ groups over Troubles legacy legislation
Northern Ireland Office Minister Lord Caine has held talks with victims’ groups critical of a controversial legal move to offer an effective amnesty for Troubles crimes.
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Birmingham Pub Bombings evidence submitted to prosecutors
Police have submitted a file of evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) about an individual’s suspected role in the Birmingham Pub Bombings.
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Birmingham pub bombing families condemn “abhorrent” amnesty proposals
Birmingham pub bombing families condemn “abhorrent” amnesty proposals
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Supporters inspire our battle for Justice – pub bombings campaigners
If you think Covid-19 put the blocks on the Justice4the21 campaign for truth, justice and accountability in memory of those killed in the IRA bomb attacks in the city in 1974, think again.
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Justice4the21 heroes raise £5,000 in gruelling walk from Birmingham to No 10 Downing Street
ON Monday, October 5, three Great Britons began an epic journey on behalf of Justice4the21.
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Families of IRA bombing victims seeking Irish support to ‘shame’ UK government into public inquiry
THE families of the 1974 Birmingham pub bombing victims are pleading for support from the Irish government in order to try and shame the British government into launching a public inquiry into their deaths.
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‘We have the best supporters in the world’ – pub bombings campaigner
Julie Hambleton pays tribute to Justice4the21 supporters
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Birmingham pub bombing inquests: Suspects will not be named
The coroner wanted to keep the “perpetrator issue” out of the inquests but his decision had been quashed by High Court judges.
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No gagging order on Birmingham pub bombing files, British Government reveals
THERE is no gagging order on police files from the investigation into the Birmingham pub bombings of 1974, the home secretary has revealed.
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Whoever bombed Birmingham wouldn’t stand a chance today
The detectives of the 70s were forced to investigate crimes using rudimentary methods. On the 40th anniversary of the Birmingham pub bombings Andy Richards looks at that awful night and how police today would have fared
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Omagh: NI secretary needs more time over inquiry call
The Northern Ireland secretary has asked for more time to consider if there should be an investigation or public inquiry into whether the Omagh bomb was preventable.
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Judge recommends fresh probe into Omagh bombing
A judge has recommended the UK Government carries out an investigation into the Omagh bombing, and urged the Irish Government to do likewise,