Pearse Jordan

Pearse Jordan
Birth namePearse Patrick Jordan
Born(1969-12-12)12 December 1969
Lower Falls, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died25 November 1992(1992-11-25) (aged 22)
Falls Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Cause of deathShot by the Royal Ulster Constabulary's HMSU
Buried
Service / branch Provisional IRA
RankVolunteer
UnitBelfast Brigade[2]
Battles / warsThe Troubles
A mural depicting Jordan (right), Mundo O'Rawe and Bobby McCruddan

Pearse Jordan (12 December 1969 – 25 November 1992) was a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteer killed by a Royal Ulster Constabulary officer.[3] In 2001 the European Court of Human Rights ordered the British Government to pay fines to the families of several IRA men, including Jordan's, after holding that the men's human rights were violated by flawed inquest procedures.[4][5] Following this judgement, British law regarding inquests was changed.[4]

  1. ^ "CAIN: Victims: Memorials: New Republican Plot (Milltown Cemetery)". cain.ulster.ac.uk. 22 March 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Roll of Honour | An Phoblacht". An Phoblacht. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  3. ^ European Court of Human Rights. 4 May 2001. "Case of Hugh Jordan v. the United Kingdom". Judgment. [1] paragraphs 12, 13, 14, 17 and 110. Retrieved 14 March 2007.
  4. ^ a b BBC News. 8 March 2002. "Policeman given inquest summons". [2]. Retrieved 14 March 2007.
  5. ^ Registrar of the European Court of Human Rights. "Press release issued by the Registrar: Judgments in the Cases of Hugh Jordan v. the United Kingdom, McKerr v. the United Kingdom, Kelly and Others v. the United Kingdom and Shanaghan v. the United Kingdom". "JUDGMENTS IN THE CASES OF HUGH JORDAN, McKERR, KELLY AND OTHERS, SHANAGHAN v. THE UNITED KINGDOM". Archived from the original on 23 December 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2010.. Retrieved 14 March 2007.