Thousands of paramilitary attacks have been carried out in NI since the Good Friday agreement.  Often, they are attacked by appointment – people turn up to be shot. Sometimes children are even accompanied by their parents, drugged up to dull the pain.   

 Youth worker Stephen Hughes is based in Divis in west Belfast, he is active in the pressure group Stop Attacks which works to end these attacks forever.  He spoke to Ciaran Dunbar.

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