Troubles legacy Bill ‘cannot be made compatible with human rights’

A new bill aimed to address the legacy of Northern Ireland cannot be made human rights compliant, a Westminster committee has heard (PA)

A new Bill aimed at addressing the legacy of Northern Ireland’s troubled past “cannot be made compatible with human rights”, a Westminster committee has heard.

The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill envisages offering immunity from prosecution to people who are deemed to have co-operated with the information retrieval body.