Brian Gormally is director of the Committee on the Administration of Justice, a human rights NGO in Northern Ireland. Before that he was Deputy Director of the Northern Ireland Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NIACRO) for 25 years and an independent consultant working mainly in the community and voluntary sector, specialising in justice, community policing and human rights. He has also been involved in international peace-related work in South Africa, Israel/Palestine, the Basque Country and Colombia. 

Read more from Brian:

Accord Insight Issue 2: Engaging armed groups

Brian Gormally is a contributor to our Accord publication series and not a staff member of Conciliation Resources. The views expressed in the publication are their own and do not reflect the position of Conciliation Resources. We cannot share contributors' contact details.