Letting the past be the past
The pursuit of ‘justice’ for the few should not usurp the need for reconciliation for society as a whole
Northern Ireland Troubles legacy Bill
Forensic advances bring chance of new prosecutions for Guildford and other 1970s IRA bombings
Some investigations will result in arrests for killings 50 years ago, official says, despite unpopular new legacy regime
UK government ordered to hold public inquiry into murder of GAA official by loyalists
Judge finds that UK government remains in breach of a human rights duty to investigate full extent of state collusion in the killing
Body set up to investigate Troubles cases in North registers 85 inquiries
Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information was created by Tory government’s Legacy Act that halted scores of inquests into Troubles deaths
Troubles Legacy Act: repeal commitment from Labour government made in King Charles speech
UK government acknowledges controversial legislation ‘denies justice to families and victims’
There’s too much death: Prospect of an ‘official’ British history of the Troubles is hurtful to families like mine
Injustice of the Legal Act has been compounded by the knowledge that nine historians will participate in this project, apparently oblivious to the trauma of families
‘It’s a gamble’: Can an official history of British policy during the Troubles really be done?
Nine historians who have agreed to participate in an official or public history of the Troubles have been subjected to a fierce backlash
Legacy: The lesson of history teaches us that it is the powerful who control the story
Due to the controversial Legacy Act, which came into effect on May 1st, an inquest into any tragedy which took place during the Troubles can no longer take place in the North
State impunity for British security forces was ‘widespread and systematic’
Norwegian human rights organisation says state forces have to be held to a higher standard than paramilitaries
Police find new Guildford pub bombing evidence but say they will not investigate
Family of soldier killed in bombing told Legacy Act will force investigation to end despite ‘viable line of inquiry’
Will Britain ever hold its own ‘state terrorists’ to account? Don’t hold your breath
It is no surprise to anyone familiar with the Northern Irish conflict that the British state used illegal violence
Troubles legacy legal case: Irish and UK governments may have to agree to disagree for now
Dispute will not aid relations between states but it is unlikely to worsen them as both sides seek to restore Stormont Assembly
UK writes to Irish Government to formally register regret at Troubles legacy legal case
Northern Secretary questions move to challenge contentious UK legislation in European Court of Human Rights
Dublin should have taken more care to avoid a public row with London
The Government could have warned London privately of its intentions to take an inter-state case against the Troubles Legacy Act - which raises the question of whether the subsequent argument was staged, or played up for certain audiences
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