UK’s controversial Northern Ireland ‘legacy’ Bill: All you need to know

A man wears a mask during a protest against UK’s intention to stop prosecutions from during the Northern Ireland Troubles at the entrance to the Hillsborough Castle, Northern Ireland [File: Peter Nicholls/Reuters]

The House of Lords, the unelected upper chamber of the UK parliament, began reviewing amendments made to a controversial Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill on September 5.

The bill that would offer those accused of murder conditional immunity has been heavily criticised by victim groups, human rights organisations and all of Northern Ireland’s political parties.