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A Thaoisigh, Agus British Prime Minister, We Are Writing to You As A Thaoisigh, agus British Prime Minister, We are writing to you as relatives bereaved during the conflict to seek your assurances that our human rights as victims will no longer be disregarded or denied. As you are aware the legacy of our conflict has not been resolved. The peace process has repeatedly failed to deliver on our rights to truth, justice and accountability. In 2014 with the signing of the Stormont House Agreement we had hope that at last, we would see human rights compliant investigations, a truth recovery process, proper archiving of lived experiences and an examination of themes and patterns. And we hoped to see important statements of acknowledgement from all actors to the conflict. On March 18th 2020 the British Secretary of State ignored the wishes of the bereaved and wider society when he unilaterally broke this promise to all victims, affected by all actors to the conflict. Brandon Lewis totally disregarded over 17,000 submissions to the NIO consultation calling for the full implementation of the above legacy mechanisms. We are further dismayed at attempts to secure an amnesty for British State forces and their agents. Recent comments by the British Secretary of State that he is committed to a form of the Overseas Operations Bill to the island of Ireland are an attempt to justify and continue State impunity. No amnesty can be countenanced. Not for any actor to the conflict. We the below signed wish to state that the Stormont House Agreement was a compromise, however it offered a human rights pathway to addressing our rights as citizens and as bereaved relatives. This would address the legacy of State impunity and independently investigate all actors equally. We urge both of you to immediately turn your attention to this matter and fulfil the commitment in the New Decade New Approach document that the Stormont House Agreement be implemented in full without further prevarication or delay. Is Sinne Le Meas, A Thaoisigh agus a Phríomh-Aire na Breataine, Tá muid ag scríobh chugaibh mar theaghlaigh a chaill daoine muinteartha le linn na coimhlinte le do ghealltanas a iarraidh nach ndéanfar faillí a thuilleadh ar ár gcearta daonna mar íospartaigh. Mar is eol duit, níor thángthas ar réiteach maidir le leagáid na coimhlinte anseo. Arís agus cuntasacht. arís eile, theip ar an phróiseas síochána ár gcearta a chinntiú mar atá fírinne, ceart agus Sa bhliain 2014, síníodh Comhaontú Áras Stormont agus, sa deireadh, mhothaigh muid théamaígo ndéanfaí agus fiosrúcháin patrúin. Bhí a bhímuid a bhí dóchasach ag teacht go le mbeadh cearta daonna, ráiteas anngo mbeadh ó achan próiséas rannpháirtí ann den choimhlint.d’athghabháil na fírinne, go ndéanfaí cartlannú ar éispéiris agus go ndéanfaí iniúchadh ar Ar an 18 Márta 2020 rinne Rúnaí Stáit na Breataine neamhaird ar mhianta na dteaghlach a chaill daoine muinteartha leo sa choimhlint agus neamhaird ar an tsochaí i gcoitinne nuair lorg orthu. Rinne Brandon Lewis neamhaird iomlán ar 17,000 freagra ar chomhairliúchán ana bhris NIO asé d’éiligh a ghealltanas gur cheart go haontaobhach na meicníochtaí do leagáidena híospartaigh thuasluaite ar fad a churar fhág i bhfeidhm. an choimhlint na Breataine agus dá ngíomhairí. Léiríonn ráitis Rúnaí Stáit na Breataine le gairid go bhfuil séLena tiomanta chois sin, don tá Overseas díomá orainn Operations faoi na Bill hiarrachtaí a leathnú le amach maithiúnas go hÉirinn a chinntiú agus isd’fhórsaí iarracht stáit sin cosaint a thabhairt don Stát bheith saor ó phionós. Ní ghlacfar le haon mhaithiúnas do rannpháirtí ar bith den choimhlint. Ba mhaith leis na sínitheoirí thíos a chur in iúl gur chomhréiteach a bhí i gComhaontú Áras Stormont ach gur thug sé slí dúinn trí chearta daonna ár gcearta a éileamh mar shaoránaigh agus mar theaghlaigh a chaill daoine muinteartha leo. Rachadh sin i ngleic le na rannpháirtithe ar fad. leagáid an Stát a bheith saor ó phionós agus bheadh fiosrúchán neamhspleách cothrom ar Molann muid go láidir don bheirt agaibh bhur n-aird a dhíriú ar an tsaincheist seo agus Comhaontú Áras Stormont i bhfeidhm go hiomlán gan a thuilleadh moille. an gealltanas a chomhlíonadh a bhí sa cháipéis New Document New Approach go gcuirfí Is Sinne Le Meas, Orlaith Abernethy Catherine Barrett Jason Bolton Colum Brady Jim Bryson Conor Burns Mia Abernethy Roisín Barton Agnes Bond Kieran Brady Daniel Bryson Deirde Burns Aine Abernethy Marian Baxter Rita Bonner Barry Brady Cliodhna Bryson Pauline Burns Christine Adams Dennis Baxter Jim Bonner Shane Brady Jim Bryson Kim Buttler Majella Adams Charmaine Baxter Emma Bonner Bridget Braiden Kathleen Bryson Martin Byrne Danny Adams Aidan Beattie Natasha Boswell Emma Braniff Tracy Bryson Steven Byrne Dominic Adams Rosaleen Beatty Cliodhna Boswell Thomas Braniff Jamie Bryson Declan Byrne Gerard Adams Sean Beckett Courtney Boswell Mary Braniff Nichola Bryson Paul Byrne Martin Adams Joe Beckett Fergal Boswell Stacy Braniff Janine Bryson Marie Byrne Suzanne Adamson Jean Beckett Margaret Boswell Gerard Braniff Lisa Bunting Jean Byrne Teresa Anderson Carmel Begley Emmanuelle Boylan Thomas jr Braniff Caoimhe Bunting Anthony Byrne Kelly Apsley DonPaul Begley Philip Bogues Ciaran Braniff Dearbháile Bunting Eileen Byrne Ann Armstrong Una Begley Winnie Boyle Seaneen Braniff Aislinn Bunting Sean Byrne Christine Armstrong Mark Bell Kieran Boyle Amy Braniff Orlaith Bunting Richard Byrne Sorcha-Aine Armstrong Maura Bell Terence Boyle David Braniff Tiarna Bunting Rose Cahill Daithi Armstrong Maureen Benincasa Aidan Boyle Billy Braniff Shanna Bunting Eamon Cairns Michael Armstrong Elizabeth Bennett Denis Boyle Ann Braniff Suzanne Bunting Sheila Cairns Dympna Armstrong Teighan Bennett Jim Boyle Teresa Braniff Fiona Bunting Póla Cairns Micheal Armstrong Robert Bennett John Boyle Cathy Braniff Deirdre 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