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UK Government breaching human rights court rules

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

11:05 28 Feb 2024


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murder. Image shows a judge's gavel. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

The High Court in Belfast has ruled the UK Government has broken the law over a controversial policy giving immunity from some crimes during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

A judge says it breaches the European Convention on Human Rights - something also argued by the Irish Government.

A legal challenge was brought by groups representing families of victims affected by decades of violence in Northern Ireland.

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