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Furious army veterans launch campaign against Labour's 'total betrayal' of soldiers who served in Northern Ireland during the Troubles
12 Apr 2025 23:10 GMT
… later ruled that provision breached human rights rules.
When he was Prime … legislation was fiercely opposed by Northern Ireland political parties and by … legal aid in Northern Ireland.
The letter asks: 'The Northern Ireland Secretary defends …
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1998, Northern Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement
10 Apr 2025 19:06 GMT
… , 2023. Not a lot unites Northern Ireland’s fractious political and religious … parties, Catholic and Protestant churches, human rights organizations and the United Nations … :
On April 10, 1998, the Northern Ireland peace talks concluded as negotiators …
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Sean Brown’s family urges Northern Ireland Secretary of State to “do the right thing!”
09 Apr 2025 17:56 GMT
… the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). When the … The Secretary of State of Northern Ireland (SOSNI) Hilary Benn, however … fulfilling the government’s human rights obligations. He has not … how to conduct a human rights-compliant investigation into the …
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Opinion: Stormont isn't working, and people are right to be fed up
13 Apr 2025 13:37 GMT
… , real issues facing people across Northern Ireland are allowed to drift. A … departmental/agent responsibility for human rights violations experienced in Mother and … representatives making decisions here, in Northern Ireland, is still the right approach …
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Dr Ian Bownes, forensic psychiatrist at the Maze prison
11 Apr 2025 23:27 GMT
… the Maze allegedly faced routine human rights abuses and, according to Amnesty … pattern of behaviour).
He developed Northern Ireland’s Personality Disorder Strategy (2010 … Westminster, regularly pointing out that Northern Ireland does not have the equivalent …
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Woman appealing conviction for protest in abortion clinic buffer zone continues weekly demonstrations outside hospital
11 Apr 2025 14:01 GMT
… under the European Convention of Human Rights she was entitled to protest … ) around eight abortion clinics in Northern Ireland in 2023.
Ms Brennan… 8490 have been aborted in Northern Ireland since 2020," she added …
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UK Supreme Court to hear appeal in landmark legacy case
11 Apr 2025 11:20 GMT
… concerning the compatibility of Northern Ireland legacy legislation with human rights and post-Brexit … replace” the previous government’s Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act … a judgment handed down by Northern Ireland’s Court of Appeal …
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NI Court of Appeal: Decision refusing public inquiry in Bridie Brown’s case unlawful
11 Apr 2025 09:13 GMT
… the Secretary of State of Northern Ireland, instructed by the Crown … by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (PONI) which followed … Secretary of State of Northern Ireland (SOSNI) to establish … of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The Court …
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Friday briefing: Has the campaign to get smartphones out of schools reached a tipping point?
11 Apr 2025 06:03 GMT
… want to tell.” Archie
Former Northern Ireland secretary Peter Hain gives a … , “that would be seismic for human rights and freedom of speech.” Alex …
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Hamas challenges proscription in the UK - MRN
11 Apr 2025 04:01 GMT
… of the European Convention on Human Rights (‘ECHR’), because it unlawfully restricts … equality, human dignity and fundamental human rights.
40. In a similar vein … of ministerial positions in the Northern Ireland Assembly election. Despite its profound …