News Letter and Ulster Human Rights Watch launch campaign to get payments scheme implemented

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News   What's On   Lifestyle              Jun 29, 2020           Good morning The News Letter has joined forces with the Ulster Human Rights Watch (UHRW) in a new campaign calling for no further delays in the implementation of the Victims' Payment Scheme.  As part of the campaign, (UHRW) has written an open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson telling him that innocent victims of terrorist actions feel 'let down and abandoned' by the government and the Stormont executive. The victims' group and the News Letter say it is time to get the overdue Victims' Payment Scheme implemented — while not paying terrorists. This is day 31 since the new pension scheme was due to start but because of disputes over who should qualify and pay for the pension, the scheme has been postponed. Stay safe Alistair Bushe, Editor  Want total access to all of our online content? You can subscribe to our website, newsletter.co.uk for just £1 a month for 3 months - and it couldn't be easier. Signing up will get you faster-loading articles, fewer adverts and access to exclusive content and events when we run them. To learn more, visit our Subscriptions page here.           News Letter and Ulster Human Rights Watch launch campaign to get payments scheme implemented           An open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told him that innocent victims of terrorist actions feel 'let down and abandoned' by the government and the Stormont Executive.                 Fundraiser for funeral expenses of tragic teen raises almost £60k - candlelit vigils held   Almost £60k has been raised in an online appeal for the famliy of tragic Noah Donohoe.           Sinn Fein under pressure to respect Covid-19 rules ahead of republican's funeral   Sinn Fein will have serious questions to answer if social distancing restrictions are not adhered to at the funeral of former IRA man Bobby Storey tomorrow.           Westminster must step in and give victims what they were promised   With no end in sight to the delay and bickering over the Victims' Payment Scheme, Axel Schmidt of Ulster Human Rights Watch says the UK government must now take decisive action           Family statement reveals teen and his mum 'were each other's world'   This is how social media responded to the tragic death of Noah Donohoe.           New taoiseach slammed after no NI nominations to Senead   There has been stinging criticism of the new taoiseach's nominees to the Seanad after no one from Northern Ireland was nominated to the upper house of the Irish parliament on Saturday.               Through the archives: Irish nationalist votes 'for sale' in House of Commons, claims Colonel Saunderson   From the News Letter, June 29, 1892       UVF gun-runner inspired devotion of Catholic troops he led into battle   The Conynghams, a family of Ayrshire origin, arrived in Ulster shortly after the Plantation of Ulster.                             Danielle vows to reboot Olympic dream in the pool following lockdown           A Co Antrim swimmer has vowed to reboot her Olympic dream when she finally takes to an Ulster swimming pool today following lockdown.                   Ian Baraclough 'energised and excited' after being named Northern Ireland boss   Ian Baraclough has been named as Northern Ireland's new manager as the 49-year-old steps up from the Under-21s role to succeed Michael O'Neill.       'I'm much more of a golf addict these days," says tennis pro Tim   Over a decade after his playing days, Tim Henman tells Georgia Humphreys how he spends his free time and discusses the impact of Covid-19 on tennis       'Best league in the world' for Pep Guardiola due to growing level of competition   Pep Guardiola expects to find it even tougher to win the Premier League title next year.                   View more news

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