The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights at the University of Oslo convened an international expert panel on impunity in response to the announcement of the UK government’s controversial legacy law, following a request from the Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) and the Pat Finucane Centre (PFC) in Northern Ireland.

The panel of experts, consisting of academics, lawyers, human rights activists and former police officers, was tasked with providing an authoritative independent assessment of the extent to which there has been state impunity for human rights violations during the conflict.

Supported by student research teams, the panel conducted seven study visits to Northern Ireland, gathering testimonies, meeting families, lawyers, NGOs and officials and examining official documentary evidence.

The panel’s report, Bitter Legacy: State Impunity in the Northern Ireland Conflict, will be launched at the Buswells Hotel in Dublin next Tuesday 30 April, 11am–1pm.

Panel members will present the findings from their report at the launch event. For more information on how to attend, click here.