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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jonathan McCambridge

Controversial legacy Bill is human rights-compliant, says Heaton-Harris

PA Wire

An amended Bill to deal with the legacy of Northern Ireland’s troubled past now meets the Government’s international human rights commitments, Chris Heaton-Harris has said.

The Northern Ireland Secretary said he accepted that aspects of the legislation were controversial and uncomfortable but added that he believed it represented the best opportunity for families of those killed during the Troubles to get information about what happened to their loved ones.

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