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Posted By: November 21, 2016

Family relief as MoD admits innocence of shooting victim Manus Deery Manus Deery, the Derry teenager who was shot dead by a British soldier in the Bogside in Derry on May 19, 1972 Lesley-Anne McKeown. Irish News (Belfast). Monday, November 21, 2016 The family of a teenager shot dead by the Army more than 40 […]

Advert to send ‘stark message’ about failed pledges over legacy

Posted By: November 21, 2016

Allison Morris.Irish News (Belfast).Monday, November 21, 2016VICTIMS of the Troubles who feel let down by the failure to implement legacy proposals in the Fresh Start agreement are being urged to send a message to the British government through a stark advert carried in today’s Irish News.The highly unusual advert, which contains two blank pages, was taken out by the Pat Finucane Centre (PFC) […]

Irish-Americans Welcome U.N. Censure of British for Reneging on Truth and Legacy Issues

Posted By: November 21, 2016

CAPITOL HILL. Monday, November 21, 2016—  Irish-Americans are  pleased that the British Government’s failure to honor its obligations has been exposed and censured by a special report by the  United Nations.The report  by UN special rapporteur Pablo De Greiff ( Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights)   has been welcomed by the Capitol Hill-based Irish National Caucus, which has long campaigned to keep the U.S. Congress […]

UN report: Security cannot override state’s obligations to information

Posted By: November 21, 2016

John Manley. Irish Times (Belfast). Monday, November 21, 2016 Relatives of Fergal McCusker (28) was shot dead by the LVF in Maghera in January 1998 at a gathering of bereaved families at Stormont to hand a letter of Protest to the Secretary of State James Brokenshire warning of legal action over ongoing legacy inquest delays […]

Secretary of State James Brokenshire under spotlight over legacy issues

Posted By: November 21, 2016

  Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire  John Manley. Irish News (Belfast).  Monday, November 21, 2016  THE Secretary of State has come under renewed pressure to break the deadlock on dealing with the past. A freshly published report on legacy by UN Special Rapporteur Pablo de Greiff, coupled with a Pat Finucane Centre advertisement in The […]