Proposed legacy Bill may not be human rights compliant, warns commissioner

Victims’ groups have held a series of protests against controversial government legislation on legacy in NI (Liam McBurney/PA)

Controversial British government legislation to deal with the legacy of Northern Ireland’s Troubles “runs a very significant risk” of being ruled not compliant with human rights obligations, according to a submission to the Council of Europe.

Dunja Mijatovic is the Commissioner for Human Rights at the council and recently visited Belfast where she met with groups of stakeholders about the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill. She has also held meetings with government ministers.