Content Warning: reference to sexual violence and suicide (support services linked below).

This week Mike and Ian are joined by Dr Cheryl Lawther and Dr Luke Moffett of Queens University Belfast. They are experts on conflict reparations and transitional justice.

Together they discuss the various forms that acknowledgement for victims can take, and the complex but necessary task of organising memorialisation processes for victims and survivors of the Troubles.

They also talk about the ongoing mental and physical consequences of the conflict, why they believe that victims have not been adequately compensated
or acknowledged thus far, and what we can learn from forms of reparations and acknowledgement happening outside Northern Ireland.

You can find out more about Cheryl and Luke’s ongoing work on these issues in their QUB profiles, or by following them on Twitter:

Cheryl Lawther — Queen's University Belfast (qub.ac.uk) Twitter: @LawtherC

Luke Moffett — Queen's University Belfast (qub.ac.uk) Twitter: @reparationsni

Support services

Lifeline NI and Samaritans provide 24-hour counselling intervention, 7 days a week for anyone who needs
support.

Lifeline NI: 0808 808 8000
Samaritans: 116 123

The Victims and Survivors Service delivers support and services to improve the health and well-being of victims and survivors. Find out more about their work in their website, www.victimsservice.org, or telephone (028) 9027 9100.

Nexus NI has a 24 Hour Domestic and Sexual Abuse Helpline and Live Chat to offer support,
advice and referral for any person impacted by domestic and sexual abuse in Northern Ireland. It also offers advice to those concerned as to whether abuse
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Nexus NI Helpline: 0808 802 1414

The Next Page is produced by Start Together Studios for the Commission for Victims and Survivors.

Host: Mike Philpott

Executive Producer: Alana Fisher

Music by ComaStudio from Pixabay