Bitter Legacy: State Impunity in the Northern Ireland Conflict
This report released by a panel of international human rights experts concludes that the British government operated a “widespread, systematic, and systemic” practice of impunity to protect security forces from sanction during the conflict in Northern Ireland.
The report, “Bitter Legacy: State Impunity in the Northern Ireland Conflict” was produced by an International Expert Panel convened by the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights after the May 2022 introduction to British Parliament of the controversial Legacy Bill. When it takes effect on May 1, 2024, the act will bar victims’ families from legally challenging the actions of security forces during the Northern Ireland conflict. The panel, which includes Human Rights First’s Senior Advisor Brian Dooley, spent a year assessing British government actions throughout the conflict.
You can also read the executive summary translated into four different languages below.
