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Year’s delay for Saville report – BBC News

“The Saville Inquiry’s report into the events of Bloody Sunday will not be completed until autumn 2009, the chairman of the inquiry has revealed.” Full story BBC News, 5th November 2008 Source:...

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E v Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary and another (Northern...

E v Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary and another (Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission intervening) [2008] UKHL 66; [2008] WLR (D) 351 “The positive obligation imposed on the state...

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E v Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary and Another – Times Law...

E v Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary and Another House of Lords “The positive obligation imposed on the state by article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights to prevent the...

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McConkey and Another v Simon Community Northern Ireland – Times Law Reports

McConkey and Another v Simon Community Northern Ireland House of Lords “An employer in Northern Ireland could refuse to employ a person on the ground of his having supported the use of violence for...

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McConkey v Simon Community Northern Ireland – WLR Daily

McConkey v Simon Community Northern Ireland [2009] UKHL 24; [2009] WLR (D) 161 “An employer in Northern Ireland could refuse to employ a person on the ground of that person having supported the use of...

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Northern Ireland Assembly Members Act 2010

Northern Ireland Assembly Members Act 2010 published Full text of Act (PDF) Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

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Bloody Sunday report published next month – The Independent

“The long-awaited state report on the Bloody Sunday killings in Londonderry will be published on June 15, the Government announced today.” Full story The Independent, 26th May 2010 Source:...

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Lord Saville’s Bloody Sunday report is a failure of the judicial process –...

“The Bloody Sunday report, to be published by the Northern Ireland secretary on 15 June, will no doubt be welcomed by the families of those killed when British troops opened fire in Derry more than 38...

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Bloody Sunday killings to be ruled unlawful – The Guardian

“The long-awaited report into the Bloody Sunday massacre will conclude that a number of the fatal shootings of civilians by British soldiers were unlawful killings.” Full story The Guardian, 10th June...

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Saville inquiry: key evidence from Bloody Sunday – The Guardian

“The Bloody Sunday inquiry sat between April 1998 and January 2005. Much of the evidence was new, some contradictory. Here are some of the most significant disclosures.” Full story The Guardian, 11th...

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Lawyers for Bloody Sunday families view Saville report – BBC News

“Lawyers for the families of those killed and injured on Bloody Sunday and the soldiers involved are studying Lord Saville’s report on the events.” Full story BBC News, 15th June 2010 Source:...

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Bloody Sunday ‘unjustified and unjustifiable’– The Independent

“Fourteen civilians killed on Bloody Sunday died as a result of ‘unjustifiable firing’ by British soldiers, the long-awaited Saville Inquiry found today.” Full story The Independent, 15th June 2010...

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Bloody Sunday: Prosecutors say soldiers may face perjury charges – The Guardian

“State prosecutors in Northern Ireland and England confirmed tonight that they were considering prosecuting British soldiers for perjury in the light of the Saville inquiry’s conclusion that they lied...

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Bloody Sunday inquiry: too much, too late – The Guardian

“Lord Saville could have completed his inquiry into Bloody Sunday more quickly and cheaply if he had stuck to his remit.” Full story The Guardian, 17th June 2010 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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Lord Saville defends millions in fees to Bloody Sunday lawyers – Daily Telegraph

“Lord Saville of Newdigate defended the cost and length of the £200 million inquiry, which took more than 11 years, saying that it could not have been done cheaply or quickly if it was to be...

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Rosemary Nelson inquiry finds security forces did not collude – The Guardian

“The security forces did not collude directly with loyalist paramilitaries who murdered the Northern Ireland solicitor Rosemary Nelson, a public inquiry has concluded.” Full story The Guardian, 23rd...

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Bloody Sunday compensation could open door for other payouts – The Guardian

“Families of those killed on all sides during the Troubles may take up civil claims once this precedent is set.” Full story The Guardian, 22nd September 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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Last man sentenced to death in UK has conviction quashed – The Guardian

“The last man to be sentenced to death in the UK has had his conviction quashed after a court heard that he confessed to the crime after being waterboarded and subjected to death threats. His...

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Retention and disclosure of police caution data infringe Article 8 – Panopticon

“The European Court of Human Rights yesterday handed down a Chamber judgment in M.M. v United Kingdom (Application no. 24029/07) declaring that the arrangements for the indefinite retention of data...

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Retention and disclosure of police caution data infringe Article 8 – UK Human...

“The European Court of Human Rights yesterday handed down a Chamber judgment in declaring that the arrangements for the indefinite retention of data relating to a person’s caution in a criminal matter...

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