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Irish government ‘has duty to take legal action against UK over legacy Bill’

The Irish government has a “moral” and “legal” obligation to take an interstate case against the UK if the Westminster government’s controversial legacy Bill becomes law, a protest has heard. Mark Thompson, CEO of Relatives For Justice, addressed ...

21 Jun 2023 at 15:55

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland minister asks Irish government to give legacy body ‘a chance’

Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker has appealed to the Irish government to meet with the head of a new commission created under the UK Government’s controversial Legacy Act. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act ...

23 Oct 2023 at 13:39

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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 Europe. ...

31 Aug 2022 at 19:23

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

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, ...

10 Nov 2022 at 16:14

National News

Ireland will consider taking interstate case if UK legacy Bill passed – Varadkar

Irish premier Leo Varadkar has restated that Ireland will consider taking an interstate case if the UK government’s controversial legacy Bill is passed. The legacy Bill proposes an effective offer of immunity from prosecution ...

21 Jun 2023 at 13:43

Northern Ireland

Legal challenge lodged over controversial Northern Ireland legacy legislation

A legal challenge has been launched against the Government’s controversial proposed legislation aimed at dealing with Northern Ireland’s troubled past. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill includes ...

07 Sept 2023 at 17:13

Northern Ireland

Sunak and Biden must discuss Troubles legacy Bill, says Amnesty International

Government plans to deal with the legacy of the Troubles in Northern Ireland should be on the agenda when Rishi Sunak meets Joe Biden, Amnesty International has said. The organisation has called on the Prime Minister to ...

11 Apr 2023 at 16:27

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 ...

11 Sept 2023 at 17:42

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 ...

19 Sept 2023 at 17:46

National News

Legacy Bill changes not ‘some great cover-up’, Government minister insists

Proposed changes to a controversial Government Bill on the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles are not about covering up state wrongdoing, a minister has insisted. Lord Caine, the Northern Ireland ...

09 Jun 2023 at 14:56

National News

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

31 Aug 2022 at 16:46

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