Download or read book Second Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Second Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission written by Great Britain. Parliament House of Commons. Independent Monitoring Commission and published by . This book was released on 2004-07-20 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Commission's second report examines the security normalisation activities that have taken place since December 1999, including discussion of the challenges of law enforcement in Northern Ireland, the use of the military in support of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, and the repeal of counter-terrorist legislation. Amongst the conclusions reached, the report finds that there has been some significant reductions in abnormal security measures, including cuts in the numbers of observation posts, military bases and personnel deployed in police support. However, the current situation is well short of the objectives set out in the Joint Declaration document, with paramilitary groups remaining active and the army still deployed in continuing police support, rather than being deployed exceptionally in response to individual incidents, as is the case in the rest of the UK. The Commission notes that its future reports will change with the publication of the British Government's programme of security normalisation, including assessing performance against specific targets and making qualitative judgements regarding the level of paramilitary threat and the British Government's obligations to ensure community security.
Download or read book Nineteenth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission written by Independent Monitoring Commission and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2008 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ad hoc report is the response to a request from the British and Irish governments for a fuller assessment of the completion of the transformation of the Provisional IRA (PIRA). In July 2005 PIRA formally announced the end of its armed campaign and instructed its volunteers to cease all activities and to commit to exclusively peaceful means to pursue its objectives. In September 2005 it decommissioned its weapons. There have been further changes and developments since then: the decision of Sinn Fâin to support policing and the criminal justice system; Sinn Fâin's entry into the Northern Ireland Executive in May 2007; the number of people making the transition from PIRA to Sinn Fâin. The Commission firmly believes the PIRA is set on and will remain on the political path and does not represent a threat to peace or democratic politics. PIRA, as an organisation, no longer does what it used to do, and by design it is being allowed to wither away. The way in which its leadership has changed the nature of the organisation makes it highly unlikely that PIRA will ever re-emerge as a terrorist organisation. PIRA has completely relinquished the leadership and other structures appropriate to a time of armed conflict.
Download or read book Twenty second Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission written by Independent Monitoring Commission (Northern Ireland) and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report focusses on the six-month period from 1 March 2009 to 31 August 2009. The Continuity IRA and the Real IRA remain active and extremely dangerous, with a continuing high level of serious violent activity which is the highest since the Commission started to report in 2004. The report also highlights evidence that recruitment to these organisations has increased. The groups are also involved in other criminal activity such as drug dealing, kidnapping, extortion and smuggling and fuel laundering. The Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) has announced (on 11 October 2009, outside the period of this report) that its armed struggle was over. The Provisional IRA has maintained its political course. The mainstream UDA has decommissioned a quantity of weapons, an important step. The Commission believes the UDA South East Antrim group is now quite separate from the mainstream UDA: it is also committed to decommissioning but progress is very slow. The UVF has also decommissioned some weapons and made major progress, though some members are still involved in criminal activity for personal gain.
Download or read book Twentieth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission written by Independent Monitoring Commission and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2008 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report on the continuing activities of paramilitary groups focuses mainly on the six month period 1 September 2007 to 29 February 2008. Of the republican groups, the Commission finds that âgliagh nâireann (ONH), Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA), Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) and the Real Irish Republican Army (RIRA) remain involved in serious crime and violence, and are still a threat. The Provisional Irish republican Army (PIRA), as reported in the Commission's last two reports, is committed to an exclusively political path. Of the loyalist groups, the Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF) is involved in criminal activity with no political purpose; the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) is still a split organisation, with some members heavily involved in violent and serious crime, with no progress towards decommissioning of weapons; the breakaway South East Antrim Group of the UDA is now effectively a separate organisation and is pursuing a policy of community engagement, but involvement in serious crime is still evident; the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and Red Hand Commando (RHC) continue to put weapons "beyond reach", to downsize the organisation, and to reduce the level of criminality on the part of members. The report also contains statistics on the incidence of violence.
Download or read book Sixteenth report of the Independent Monitoring Commission written by Independent Monitoring Commission and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2007-09-18 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the fourth and final report from the Independent Monitoring Commission on the progress made in the two year programme of security normalisation begun in August 2005. The monitoring is undertaken in the light of two considerations: an assessment of the paramilitary threat, and the British Government's obligation to ensure the safety and security of the community as a whole. The Commission believes the Provisional IRA is committed to the political path and has abandoned terrorism and violence. Dissident republican groups, however, continue to pose a threat to both the security forces and the community at large. Loyalist paramilitaries do not pose a threat, though the Commission notes that the UDA has made no progress in decommissioning weapons. The security normalisation is examined under several headings: the use of military in support of the Police Service of Northern Ireland; the repeal of counter-terrorist legislation particular to Northern Ireland; the police estate; and patterns of police patrolling. Of particular note is the fact that, for the second year running, the parades of 12 July were policed without the need for military assistance. Various annexes detail the closure of towers, observation posts, and military bases, and the monthly troop levels and military helicopter use in Northern Ireland over the two year period. Overall, the Commission finds that the requirements of the programme have been met.
Download or read book First Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Tenth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission written by Independent Monitoring Commission and published by Stationery Office/Tso. This book was released on 2006 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines the continuing activities of paramilitary groups under articles 4 and 7 of the International Agreement establishing the Independent Monitoring Commission. Such reports are normally at six monthly intervals however an additional report was presented in February 2006 (covering October to December 2005), half way through the six monthly cycle. The present report accordingly comes at the normal six month point but the new material relates only to the previous three months (December 2005-February 2006). In summary the Commission found that: dissident Republicans were still committed to terrorism with continuing evidence of the commitment of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) leadership to following a political path; Loyalists committed the two paramilitary murders over the six months; a fall in casualties of paramilitary shootings but not of loyalist shootings; positive developments in relation to the Criminal Assets Bureau in the South and the Assets Recovery Agency in the North; and further evidence of positive leadership of Sinn Fein
Download or read book Fourth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission written by Independent Monitoring Commission and published by . This book was released on 2005-02-10 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Commission was set up by the British and Irish Governments in January 2004 to monitor the incidence of alleged activities of paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland, to investigate claims that Assembly parties or Members are in breach of commitments under the Belfast Agreement, and to recommend appropriate remedial action to be taken by the Northern Ireland Assembly. This report focuses on the robbery at the headquarters of the Northern Bank, Belfast in December 2004 and the alleged involvement of the IRA. Approximately £26.5 million was stolen in the bank raid and it involved the abduction of two bank employees. Conclusions reached include that, on the basis of available information, the Provisional IRA was responsible for the robbery and abduction, and that Sinn Fâin must bear its share of responsibility for the incident. Given this, the Commission recommends that the Government should consider exercising its powers to impose financial penalties on Sinn Fâin, and would have recommended its exclusion from office had the Assembly been sitting.
Download or read book Twenty Third Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Independent Monitoring Commission and published by . This book was released on 2010-05-26 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report focuses mainly on the six month period 1 September 2009 to 28 February 2010. Dissident republicans (especially the Real Irish Republican Army) remain highly active and dangerous. They were responsible for one murder and for numerous other incidents in which victims might have died. They are involved in a wide range of other non-terrorist crime and have sought to increase the capability of their organisations. On the loyalist side, many groups have decommissioned arms, but there is still involvement in non-terrorist criminal activities.
Download or read book Eighteenth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission written by Great Britain. Parliament House of Commons. Independent Monitoring Commission and published by . This book was released on 2008-05-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report on the continuing activities of paramilitary groups focuses mainly on the six month period 1 September 2007 to 29 February 2008. The situation on involvement in terrorist and criminal activities by dissident republican and loyalist groups remains broadly the same as outlined in the 17th report (HC 18, session 2007-08, ISBN 19780102948301), but with an increased level of violence. For more than two years there have been some significant but uneven changes on the part of the paramilitary groups. PIRA has transformed itself. The UVF has recently made very considerable strides in the right direction even though more needs to be done and it has not yet been able to take the further step of decommissioning. The UDA, despite the intentions of some in its leadership, has made limited progress and is still struggling to break free of its past. Amongst the dissident republicans there seems to be neither much desire for change nor any early prospect of it. The Commission also questions how long paramilitary organisations could go on expecting the comfort of the decommissioning legislation, which allows them to hand in arms free of the fear of prosecution and in the knowledge that they would not be subject to forensic testing. It is now a decade since the Belfast Agreement. People are generally confident that things will not revert to the former troubles. The paramilitary groups must demonstrate that they have finally disposed of all their terrorist capabilities and weapons, but also go further and relinquish the leadership structures appropriate to a time of armed conflict. The report also contains statistics on the incidence of violence.
Download or read book Fifth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission written by Independent Monitoring Commission and published by . This book was released on 2005-05-24 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Commission was set up by the British and Irish Governments in January 2004 to monitor the incidence of alleged activities of paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland, to investigate claims that Assembly parties or Members are in breach of commitments under the Belfast Agreement, and to recommend appropriate remedial action. This report examines the continuing activities of paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland including analysis and conclusions on the ad hoc report published in February 2005, on the robbery at the headquarters of the Northern Bank, Belfast on 20 December 2004. This report also includes a brief comment on the murder of Robert McCartney in Belfast on 30 January 2005.
Download or read book Eleventh Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission written by Independent Monitoring Commission and published by Stationery Office/Tso. This book was released on 2006 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The task of the Independent Monitoring Commission is to monitor whether commitments in the security "normalisation programme" are being fully implemented, against the background of the paramilitary threat and the British Government's obligation to ensure the safety and security of the community as a whole. This report reviews 6 months. Among the Commission's conclusions are that: provisions of the programme relating to the military support of the police have been met, following the demolition of all the remaining towers in South Armagh, the withdrawal of the army from two further police stations and the reduction in the number of troops. The normalization programme requires no action on counter-terrorist legislation particular to Northern Ireland until July 2007. In regard of the police estate, there has been a defortification of existing police buildings, and new premises being constructed in a style compatible with the Patten recommendations, which promote the delivery of community based policing, so the Commission believes that the normalization process has been met. Further, the Commission is satisfied that the PSNI is making progress in introducing new patrolling patterns. Other examples of security nomalisation include the policing of the 12th July parades without military assistance.
Download or read book Twenty fourth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission written by Independent Monitoring Commission and published by Stationery Office/Tso. This book was released on 2010-09-15 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report investigates the murder of Bobby Moffett in Belfast on May 2010. The Commission sees the murder as a serious backward step after a period when all the paramilitary groups other than the dissident republicans had moved decisively away from violence. The Commission concluded that there were two main reasons for the murder and the way in which it was committed: to stop Mr Moffett's perceived flouting of UVF authority, and to send a message to the organisation and the community that this authority was not to be challenged. The fact that there was no subsequent condemnation of the killing by the UVF leadership meant that in effect the UVF adopted its consequences. A further full six-monthly report on paramilitary activity is due to submitted in October 2010 in the usual way.
Download or read book Twenty fifth report of the Independent Monitoring Commission written by Independent Monitoring Commission and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2010-11-04 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report focuses mainly on paramilitiary activity in the six month period 1 March to 31 August 2010. Dissident republican groups continued to pose a substantial and potentially lethal threat, especially to the security forces. They are also held to be responsible for several outbreaks of disorder, involving hijacking and burning of vehicles. On the Loyalist side, most groups were not engaged in terrorist activity though there is still evidence of heavy involvement in serious criminal activity.
Download or read book Independent Commissions and Contentious Issues in Post Good Friday Agreement Northern Ireland written by Dawn Walsh and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-03-28 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book asks how independent commissions helped to overcome difficulties during the implementation phase of the Good Friday Agreement. These independent groups worked to resolve issues which threatened to derail the peace process, including the reform of policing, the decommissioning of paramilitary weapons, the monitoring of ceasefires, dealing with the past conflict, and the issue of human rights. Each chapter provides an in-depth analysis of the work of a different group finding that the commissions engaged in a broad range of activities. Drawing on the lessons of Northern Ireland the book demonstrates the importance of balancing local and international involvement, the inclusion of expertise, and giving sufficient powers to such bodies. This volume appeals to academics and researchers in a range of disciplines such as politics, peace and conflict studies, international relations, and human rights law. It is of interest to readers who are interested in the Northern Ireland peace process and those seeking to understand how third parties can assist in the implementation of peace agreements.
