Ex-prisoner awaits ruling on rights

The European Court of Human Rights will decide later this week if a convicted murderer from Northern Ireland was denied justice over delays in decisions about the lawfulness of his detention.

Christopher Doherty, 55, from Belfast, is claiming his human rights were breached by the UK authorities because of the lack of speed taken in several reviews conducted over 11 years.

The case relates to the reviews of Doherty’s detention after he was recalled to prison to serve a mandatory life sentence following an earlier release on licence.