Saville Inquiry
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The Saville Inquiry was a major British public investigation led by Lord Saville of Newdigate into the events of Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland, ultimately concluding that the killings of unarmed civil rights protesters by British soldiers were unjustified.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saville Inquiry canonical | 4 |
| Bloody Sunday Inquiry | 3 |
| Saville Inquiry report on Bloody Sunday | 2 |
| Saville Report | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T863130 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Saville Inquiry Context triple: [Bloody Sunday (1972), investigatedBy, Saville Inquiry]
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A.
The Chapman Report
The Chapman Report is a 1962 American drama film, based on Irving Wallace’s novel, that explores the intimate lives and sexual attitudes of suburban women through the lens of a controversial research study.
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B.
S.S. Wimbledon case
The S.S. Wimbledon case was a landmark 1923 decision of the Permanent Court of International Justice that clarified the limits of state sovereignty under international treaty obligations, particularly regarding freedom of navigation through the Kiel Canal.
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C.
Royal Commission of Inquiry into the rebellion
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the rebellion was a British investigative body established to examine the causes, conduct, and aftermath of the Morant Bay Rebellion in Jamaica and to assess the actions of colonial authorities.
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D.
A Very English Scandal
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E.
Lytton Commission report
The Lytton Commission report was a 1932 League of Nations investigation that condemned Japan’s actions in Manchuria and refused to recognize the puppet state of Manchukuo.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Saville Inquiry Target entity description: The Saville Inquiry was a major British public investigation led by Lord Saville of Newdigate into the events of Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland, ultimately concluding that the killings of unarmed civil rights protesters by British soldiers were unjustified.
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A.
The Chapman Report
The Chapman Report is a 1962 American drama film, based on Irving Wallace’s novel, that explores the intimate lives and sexual attitudes of suburban women through the lens of a controversial research study.
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B.
S.S. Wimbledon case
The S.S. Wimbledon case was a landmark 1923 decision of the Permanent Court of International Justice that clarified the limits of state sovereignty under international treaty obligations, particularly regarding freedom of navigation through the Kiel Canal.
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C.
Royal Commission of Inquiry into the rebellion
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the rebellion was a British investigative body established to examine the causes, conduct, and aftermath of the Morant Bay Rebellion in Jamaica and to assess the actions of colonial authorities.
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D.
A Very English Scandal
A Very English Scandal is a British television miniseries that dramatizes the real-life 1970s political scandal involving Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe and an alleged conspiracy to murder his former lover.
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E.
Lytton Commission report
The Lytton Commission report was a 1932 League of Nations investigation that condemned Japan’s actions in Manchuria and refused to recognize the puppet state of Manchukuo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British public inquiry
ⓘ
judicial inquiry ⓘ public inquiry ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Saville Inquiry
ⓘ
surface form:
Bloody Sunday Inquiry
Saville Inquiry ⓘ
surface form:
Saville Report
|
| announcedBy | Tony Blair ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Tony Blair ⓘ |
| chairperson |
Lord Saville of Newdigate
ⓘ
Lord Saville of Newdigate ⓘ
surface form:
Mark Saville, Baron Saville of Newdigate
|
| concludedThat | the events of Bloody Sunday were unjustified and unjustifiable ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticised |
British Army command decisions on Bloody Sunday
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Parachute Regiment soldiers involved in Bloody Sunday ⓘ earlier Widgery Tribunal findings ⓘ |
| endTime |
2010
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June 2010 ⓘ |
| estimatedCost | about £195 million ⓘ |
| evidenceCollected |
extensive forensic and ballistic evidence
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thousands of witness statements ⓘ |
| foundThat |
British soldiers fired the first shots on Bloody Sunday
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none of the casualties on Bloody Sunday was posing a threat of causing death or serious injury ⓘ some soldiers gave false accounts to justify their firing ⓘ the British Army’s actions on Bloody Sunday were wrong ⓘ the killings of unarmed civil rights protesters on Bloody Sunday were unjustified ⓘ |
| genre | official report ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of political and military context of Bloody Sunday
ⓘ
findings on responsibility of individual soldiers ⓘ |
| influenced |
public understanding of Bloody Sunday
ⓘ
reconciliation efforts in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| investigatedDate | 30 January 1972 ⓘ |
| investigatedEvent |
Bloody Sunday
ⓘ
Bloody Sunday ⓘ
surface form:
Bloody Sunday shootings in Derry
|
| investigatedPlace |
Derry
ⓘ
Derry ⓘ
surface form:
Londonderry
|
| isOneOf |
longest-running public inquiries in UK history
ⓘ
most expensive public inquiries in UK history ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| ledTo | formal apology by UK Prime Minister David Cameron ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Act 1921 ⓘ |
| location | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| numberOfSittingDays | over 400 ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 10 ⓘ |
| numberOfWitnessesHeard | over 900 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 15 June 2010 ⓘ |
| replaced |
Bloody Sunday
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surface form:
Widgery Tribunal as the authoritative account of Bloody Sunday
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| reportTitle |
Bloody Sunday
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surface form:
Report of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry
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| startTime |
1998
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January 1998 ⓘ |
| subject |
Bloody Sunday
ⓘ
The Troubles ⓘ
surface form:
Troubles in Northern Ireland
|
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Subject: Saville Inquiry Description of subject: The Saville Inquiry was a major British public investigation led by Lord Saville of Newdigate into the events of Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland, ultimately concluding that the killings of unarmed civil rights protesters by British soldiers were unjustified.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bloody Sunday (1972)
this entity surface form:
Bloody Sunday Inquiry
this entity surface form:
Bloody Sunday Inquiry
this entity surface form:
Saville Report
this entity surface form:
Saville Inquiry report on Bloody Sunday
this entity surface form:
Saville Inquiry report on Bloody Sunday
this entity surface form:
Bloody Sunday Inquiry