Black Ops Blacked Out? Fooling No one
The Task Coordinating Group (TCG), the North’s most important ‘security group’ comprised the regional heads of Special Branch, British Army (BA), and intelligence service...
Bewildering goings on in Inquest Courts
By Mark Thompson
The end of 2014 will hopefully conclude the hand over of all material concerning the shoot-to-kill incidents of late 1982 that claimed...
Immunity, Impunity and the Challenges we face
Mark Thompson is pleased to be writing on the Compromise After Conflict blog about the issues and contradictions faced by families in courts and...
Human Rights Key to Haass Talks Success
As the talks chaired by Dr. Haass and Prof. O’Sullivan draw to a conclusion many victims and survivors genuinely wish the process well and...
Inclusive Language is critical to Progress
Like many, I am interested in, and bewildered by, what has created a stumbling block to progress re the Haass O'Sullivan proposals on Dealing...
Remembering Quilt Launch Speech and Poem
Speech by Deputy Director Andrée Murphy at launch of 10th Panel of Remembering Quilt and the poem by Mícheál Gallagher about the square dedicated...
Time for Truth not for Insults
The letter sent to the Ballymurphy Families this morning by courier from Secretary of State Theresa Villiers is a symbolic gesture of the contempt...
Féile Blog
Thursday 31st July 2014
Féile opens officially today and RFJ is busy.
We were delighted to be invited and attend the launch of the Andersonstown News...
Irony is alive and well for PSNI at Shoot-to-Kill Inquest
Deputy Chief Constable Drew Harris finally took the stand in the Shoot to Kill inquests today. His appearance took much longer to happen than...
“Lack of Resources” for legacy a shield for state impunity
By Mark Thompson
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has withdrawn a commitment to fund investigative work into conflict related killings from the Police Ombudsman. Alarmingly...
