Recommendation 1

We agree with various stakeholders that this Bill as drafted is unlikely to comply with the Convention. Whilst we put forward a series of amendments within this report which are intended to strengthen rights compliance, we acknowledge that some of these amendments would fundamentally alter the entire approach of the Bill. While we support the aim of reconciliation, we urge the Government to reconsider its whole approach and put forward legislation which ensures (i) investigations are independent, effective, timely, involve next of kin, and are subject to public scrutiny; (ii) perpetrators of serious human rights violations are held to account; and (iii) that all possible avenues for the pursuit of justice and the provision of an effective remedy are available to victims and their families. (Paragraph 13) The ICRIR and the duty to undertake effective investigations