Pearse Jordan
Pearse Jordan | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Pearse Patrick Jordan |
| Born | 12 December 1969 Lower Falls, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 25 November 1992 (aged 22) Falls Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Cause of death | Shot by the Royal Ulster Constabulary's HMSU |
| Buried | |
| Branch | Provisional IRA |
| Rank | Volunteer |
| Unit | Belfast Brigade |
| Battles / wars | The Troubles |
Pearse Jordan (12 December 1969 – 25 November 1992) was a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteer killed by a Royal Ulster Constabulary officer. 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. Following this judgement, British law regarding inquests was changed.