Relatives For Justice

The Work of Relatives For Justice
Relatives for Justice is a Belfast based NGO support group working with and providing support to relatives of people bereaved, and injured, by the conflict across the North of Ireland including border regions in the 26 counties.


We assist and support families coping with the effects of bereavement through violence and the resulting trauma. We have offices in Belfast, Dungannon and an outreach centre in Gulladuff County Derry.

Last year we supported over 3,000 individuals with our range of advice and support services.


RFJ identifies and attempts to address the needs of those who have suffered loss and injury; this is achieved through one to one contacts, self-help, group support, outreach and befriending, counselling support and therapy work, welfare and legal advocacy.

As relatives and survivors we all need to have our experiences heard and valued. In terms of conflict resolution this will also allow those most marginalised to realise the pivotal role and vital contribution that they bring to the creation of a new society based upon equality, respect and above all where human rights are secured.

This work highlights and attempts to address outstanding human rights abuses. Our primary objective in this area of work is to assist in the bringing about of a more human rights-based culture in order to safeguard and protect human rights for all.

 

 

Latest Press Release

Victims Legislation in Stormont

Speaking on news of the withdrawal of legislation on Victims and Survivors at the Assembly Relatives for Justice Director Mark Thompson said:  ...

Set Hugh Orde Free

Set Hugh Orde Free  Responding to Hugh Orde’s interview with Liam Clarke in this week’s Sunday Times (06/04/08) Deputy Direct...

Victims Groups Unite to call for Truth Commission

Today the following statement was jointly released by RFJ, the Pat Finucane Centre, Justice for the Forgotten, Ardoyne Commemoration Project, An Fh&...

Call To Relatives to Attend Truth Conference

Relatives for Justice, the Pat Finucane Centre, Justice for the Forgotten, An Fhírinne and the Ardoyne Commemoration project are holding a co...

Fergal Caraher's Murderer guilty of human rights abuses in Canada

In the Irish 22 November 2007 News the front page story is about former British Army Marine Richard Elkington who served in South Armagh and...

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Omagh Transcript

The transcript that proves police were warned of the bombers' plans By Neil Mackay  THE tape suggests that the RUC were warned in advance of the Omagh bombing, by one of its most highly placed intelligen...

Gassing the Truth

Gassing the truth - Anthony Neeson Continuing our series on victims, in conjunction with Relatives For Justice, Anthony Neeson speaks to former Republican prisoner Jim McCann who is concerned about the growing number of ...

Security Forces created Shankill UDA

Security forces created Shankill UDA by Ed Moloney, Sunday Tribune As the RUC carried out Peter Mandelson's orders last Tuesday to arrest Johnny Adair and return him to jail the very air seemed to bristle with o...

Dublin & Monaghan Bombings

British Military Intelligence - The double edged sword The experience of the bereaved and maimed of The Dublin and Monaghan Bombings by Don Mullan   In the aftermath of the multiple bombings of Dublin and Mona...

The Killing Years in Ireland

British journalists, police officers and British Army undercover intelligence agents are increasingly in battle with each other as an intelligence scandal threatens to expose a series of state-sponsored killing of the ...