Northern Ireland

Britain’s Troubles immunity bill could be challenged if concerns not addressed

Dunja Mijatović, the Council of Europe’s commissioner of human rights, is advising Britain to withdraw the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill completely

Dunja Mijatović, the Council of Europe’s commissioner for human rights: her report is ‘symptomatic of her longstanding interest in the legacy of the Northern conflict'

Plans by Britain to grant legal immunity for crimes committed during the Troubles will be challenged in the European Court of Human Rights if concerns are not addressed, Ireland’s permanent representative to the Council of Europe has said.

Breifne O’Reilly was speaking to the Business Post following the publication of a report by Dunja Mijatović, the Council of Europe’s commissioner for human rights, which advised the British government to withdraw the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy ...