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Recommendation 7
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Embed a safeguarding approach to prosecute paramilitary activity as modern slavery and exploitation.
Recommendation
Low prosecution rates for those who commit violent crime can act as a barrier to reporting the crimes of paramilitary groups and serve to perpetuate the impunity with which these groups act. An effective criminal justice system able to identify perpetrators of paramilitary violence and bring them to justice is of paramount importance. The Government must set out how it plans to support the Executive in 2024 to improve clearance rates for paramilitary-style attacks, and work with the NI Department of Justice to embed a safeguarding approach to paramilitary activity to enable its prosecution as coercion, modern slavery and child criminal exploitation.
Paragraph Reference:
53
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 23 May 2024. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗