Category: Controversy Over Bill Contents
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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. Love0 Share Tweet
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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. Love0 Share Tweet
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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 Love0 Share Tweet
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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 Love0 Share Tweet
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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 Love0 Share Tweet
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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. Love0 Share Tweet
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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 Love0 Share Tweet
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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”. Love0 Share Tweet