Troubles

An anonymous British soldier has been imprisoned by a Scottish court for six months for contempt of court after he failed to appear at a coroner’s inquest into the deaths of three men during a military operation in Northern Ireland in 1991. The petitioner, the Presiding Coroner of Northern Ire

Conditional immunity from prosecutions relating to Troubles-era crimes is in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights, the High Court in Belfast has ruled.

The Irish government has formally lodged its inter-state case against the UK with the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The application, challenging the UK's controversial Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023, was lodged on 17 January 2024 and registered under no. 185

Ireland will take the UK to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) over a controversial law ending criminal and civil proceedings related to killings during the Troubles, the government has confirmed. Victims and survivors of the Troubles had urged the Irish government to take the rare step alon

A former head of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and an English human rights lawyer are among four new appointments to the UK government's controversial legacy body. Lindsay Todd, Kathleen Russ, Rogelio Alonso and Professor Brice Dickson have been appointed as non-executive commissioner

An Oireachtas committee has called on the Irish government to bring an inter-state case against the UK in the European Court of Human Rights in relation to its controversial legacy law. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023, which ends criminal investigations and civil c

Northern Ireland's new strategy for victims and survivors of the Troubles has been published for consultation. The new strategy — the first update since 2009 — aims to ensure the right trauma-informed and victim-centred services are in place to empower and support victims and survivors,

The Hight Court in Belfast is hearing a challenge brought by several victims of the Northern Ireland conflict to the UK government’s widely opposed Troubles Act. Martina Dillon, John McEvoy, and Lynda McManus are challenging the human rights compliance of the Act including its denial of inques

Outstanding legacy inquests in Northern Ireland which are affected by the controversial new legacy law and have not yet been allocated to a coroner will not be carried out, the presiding coroner has confirmed. In a statement on Friday, Mr Justice Michael Humphreys said there are "simply no resources

Over 200 people have received letters from the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland advising them that their complaints will no longer be investigated as a result of the new legacy law. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023, which is facing several legal challenges, end

The families of three young boys killed during the early years of the Troubles have announced fresh legal proceedings against the UK government following the release of a new documentary. Lost Boys: Belfast's Missing Children, produced by Ed Stobart and directed by Des Henderson, links the disappear

The Attorney General for Northern Ireland is not obliged to grant a fresh inquest into the death of a man killed by an IRA booby-trap because he died more than 12 years before the Human Rights Act 1998 came into force, the UK Supreme Court has ruled. Eugene Dalton was killed by an explosion in Derry

A legal challenge brought by Phoenix Law on behalf of three family members of Troubles victims has been identified as a lead case amid nearly two dozen challenges to the controversial Troubles Act. In the High Court this morning, Mr Justice Adrian Colton identified the joint submission on behalf of

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has postponed a conference focussing on the UK government's new legacy law following calls and planned protests by victims' groups. In a statement this morning, the Law Society said its annual conference, which was to focus on the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy

The UK government has been urged to repeal the immunity provisions of its controversial new legacy law by the body responsible for enforcing decisions of the European Court of Human Rights. The Council of Europe committee of ministers this week called for changes to the Northern Ireland Troubles (Le