Report proposes transition process for Northern Ireland paramilitary groups
A government-commissioned report recommends that the British and Irish governments engage with paramilitary groups to negotiate their disbandment. It proposes a formal, monitored transition process without financial rewards for participating groups.
- Northern Ireland
- United Kingdom
- Ireland
- Independent Report on Paramilitary Group Transition to Disbandment
Also: Northern Ireland
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The Independent Report on Paramilitary Group Transition to Disbandment recommends that the British and Irish governments engage with paramilitary groups to negotiate their disbandment.
âThe British and Irish governments should engage with paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland to negotiate their disbandmentâ
The report says a window of opportunity exists to establish a formal transition mechanism for loyalist and republican groups.
âA âwindow of opportunityâ exists to establish a formal transition mechanism for loyalist and republican groupsâ
The report says participating paramilitary groups should not receive financial rewards for engaging in the transition process.
âgroups should not receive financial rewards for engaging in the processâ