UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS DAY—IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS

That this House congratulates those families who have brought the In Their Footsteps display to London on International Human Rights Day; notes the recent statement by the Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights that budget cuts cannot be used as an excuse for not upholding the rule of law and also that by not conducting effective, independent and reasonably prompt investigations into killings by security forces in Ireland the Government is in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights; deplores the fact that the families of the victims of the conflict in Ireland, regardless of which organisation killed their loved one, continue to be denied justice; further notes the broad consensus surrounding the inadequacy of the current mechanisms for dealing with the past in Ireland; recognises the importance of the upcoming Coroner's Court inquests and those currently being undertaken; calls on the Government to ensure the adequate resourcing of the Coroner's Court in respect of legacy cases; and further calls on the Government to commit fully to the establishment of acceptable and effective mechanisms to deal with the past and the necessary financing of such mechanisms.