This is a story about impunity, collusion, control and the obfuscation of truth.
An on-going project, first published in the New York Times.
An on-going project, first published in the New York Times.
Harry Gargan's sister Margaret (13) was one of five shot dead at Springhill in west Belfast on July 9, 1972.
Hundreds of killings during the decades long conflict in Northern Ireland remain unsolved or uninvestigated.
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill will halt any criminal and civil investigations and inquests, replacing them with inquiries carried out by a new body which has the power to offer conditional amnesties for perpetrators.
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill will halt any criminal and civil investigations and inquests, replacing them with inquiries carried out by a new body which has the power to offer conditional amnesties for perpetrators.
The "Bill of Shame" is not wanted by unionists, who feel that IRA killers were never held sufficiently accountable, nor nationalists, who have waited decades for investigations to begin.
For the victims and survivors, access to truth, justice and accountability has been taken away.