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UK Government ‘determined’ to pass Legacy Bill despite peers’ intervention

The UK Government “remains determined” to pass its controversial Legacy legislation despite a significant element of the Bill being removed in the House of Lords, a spokesperson for the Northern Ireland Office has said. The Northern Ireland Troubles ...

27 Jun 2023 at 14:34

Northern Ireland

Amnesty urges Ireland to take case to Europe if UK legacy bill becomes law

Amnesty International has urged the Irish government to take a case to the European Court of Human Rights if the UK government’s Troubles legacy bill becomes law. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill, which is going ...

10 Nov 2022 at 16:14

National News

Bereaved family members lay shoes of loved ones in protest against legacy Bill

Bereaved family members have laid the shoes of their loved ones killed during the Troubles outside court buildings in Belfast in protest against the legacy Bill. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill proposes ...

17 Apr 2023 at 17:28

Northern Ireland

No-one has an alternative to the Legacy Bill, says Heaton-Harris

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has said no-one has presented him with an alternative to the Government’s Legacy Bill. The UK Government’s Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill includes a form of limited immunity for ...

11 Sept 2023 at 17:42

National News

Dozens of US politicians express concerns over UK's 'dangerous' Troubles legacy Bill

A US Congressional letter to the UK Prime Minister expressing concern about the Government’s “dangerous” Troubles legacy plans is a “significant intervention”, Michelle O’Neill has said. The bipartisan letter from 27 members of the ...

21 Jan 2023 at 14:19

National News

New generation will inherit trauma if past not addressed – victims’ commissioner

Future generations will inherit the trauma of Northern Ireland’s troubled past if politicians do not address legacy issues, the victims’ commissioner has warned. Ian Jeffers will leave the role on January 5 after almost two years, ...

02 Jan 2024 at 10:31

Northern Ireland

Families of Troubles victims urge Taoiseach to take action over legacy Bill

Families of victims of the Troubles have called on the Taoiseach to take action to oppose the UK Government’s legacy Bill. The UK Government’s Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill would provide immunity for ...

22 May 2023 at 15:58

National News

Proposed NI Legacy Bill 'runs significant risk' of not being human rights compliant

Controversial Government legislation to deal with the legacy of Northern Ireland’s Troubles “runs a very significant risk” of being ruled not compliant with human rights obligations, according to a submission to the Council of ...

31 Aug 2022 at 16:46

Northern 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, older brother ...

18 Sept 2023 at 18:30

Northern Ireland

Heaton-Harris calls on Irish government to support new legacy body

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has said he hopes the Irish government will do all it can to support a new legacy body established to examine hundreds of unresolved Troubles deaths. Mr Heaton-Harris ...

19 Sept 2023 at 09:31

Northern Ireland

More victims announce challenges to Government’s legacy legislation

Further Troubles victims in Northern Ireland have announced legal challenges against the UK Government’s new legacy legislation. The victims, who are supported by Amnesty International and represented by Phoenix ...

19 Sept 2023 at 17:46

National News

Leo Varadkar: I am prepared to take legal action against UK over legacy laws

Ireland’s premier has made clear he is prepared to take legal action against the UK over its legacy laws. Leo Varadkar said his Government had not made a final decision on its response to the enactment of ...

29 Sept 2023 at 15:11

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