United Kingdom
This country page describes, in brief, data that TJET has compiled on regime transitions, intrastate conflict episodes, and transitional justice mechanisms. For details on the data included on this page, view the FAQ.
For United Kingdom, TJET has collected information on: three amnesties between 1974 and 1998; 32 domestic trials starting between 1982 and 2015; one reparations policy created in 2020; and one truth commission mandated in 1998.
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Country Background
Democratic Transition
TJET records no democratic transitions in United Kingdom between 1970 and 2020.
Violent Conflict
Based on the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, TJET records two violent intrastate conflict episodes between 1971 and 1998 (during 22 calendar years), involving two distinct armed opposition groups fighting against the government.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions. Source: UCDP Dyadic Dataset version 23.1, https://ucdp.uu.se/downloads/index.html#dyadic.
Transitional Justice Data
As of 2020, United Kingdom ranks 151st out of 174 on TJET’s legacy of violence index. For a full list of country rankings over time, view the index page, and for an explanation of the index, view the Methods & FAQs page.
Amnesties
United Kingdom had three amnesties between 1974 and 1998. Two were passed after internal armed conflict. One amnesty forgave human rights violations.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.
Domestic Trials
TJET has compiled data on 32 domestic prosecutions between 1982 and 2015. These include eleven regular human rights prosecutions of state agents, in which two persons were convicted; 18 intrastate conflict prosecutions of state agents, in which nine persons were convicted; and three intrastate conflict prosecutions of opposition members, in which two persons were convicted.
Click on accused records for data on convictions. Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.
Reparations Policies
United Kingdom implemented one reparations policy, starting in 2020. According to available information, there was a total of 2875 individual beneficiaries.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.
Truth Commissions
United Kingdom mandated one truth commission in 1998. The commission completed its operations in 2010. The commission issued a final report, which is publicly available.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.