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Northern Ireland: UK ‘immunity’ legislation could hamper victims’ rights, warns Türk

·January 19, 2023·1 min read

The High Commissioner for Human Rights acknowledged on Thursday that addressing the violent legacy of intercommunal relations in Northern Ireland from the 1960s to the 1990s was “hugely complex and sensitive”. ‘Conditional immunity’ But he warned against plans to give conditional immunity from investigation and prosecution to those accused of serious human...

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·December 19, 2022·2 min read

The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill was introduced in Parliament in May and passed a second reading in the House of Lords last month. Further review is set to take place in January. Little access to remedy The UN experts are concerned that the Bill bans, and...

Northern Ireland: UK ‘immunity’ legislation could hamper victims’ rights, warns Türk

Rights experts urge UK to redraft controversial Northern Ireland bill