RECORDS related to the Troubles in Northern Ireland will be made available to all under a new project funded by the British Government. Government files from the period, which saw years of violence and civil unrest blight the North, will be made virtually available to the public for free through a new digitisation project announced
NORTHERN IRELAND Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has confirmed “significant amendments” to the Troubles Legacy Bill will address concerns raised around the controversial legislation. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill seeks to limit prosecutions for crimes committed in Northern Ireland during the Troubles period. The suggested law offers conditional immunity for those who cooperate with
AN international delegation of lawyers say they believe the British government's Legacy Bill "should be withdrawn from the Westminster legislative process".