Dessie Healey, 14 yrs, Family Report Launch

Today marks the 51st anniversary of the murder of Desmond ‘Dessie’ Healey. He was only 14 years old, a schoolboy, when he was killed...

Samuel Marshall Inquest daily summaries

Day 1: 20/3/23 The inquest into the death of Samuel ‘Sam’ Marshall began today, 20 March 2023. The inquest begins more than 32 years after...

Police Ombudsman Report “Operation Greenwich”

The full Police Ombudsman Report "Operation Greenwich" on collusion in the North East 1989-1993 can be read here Police Ombudsman Report on Operation Greenwich

Springhill Inquest Tuesday 21st February 2023

By Paul Butler The second day of the Springhill inquest was taken up mostly with counsel for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) outlining the legal...

Submission to the Committee of Ministers 2019

Please see the latest submission by Relatives for Justice to the European Court of Human Rights Committee of Minsters to the Council of Europe...

Springhill inquest gets underway 50 years after they were killed by...

The inquest into the deaths of five people killed by the British Army in the Springhill/ Westrock area opened Monday 20th February. High Court...

Carberry civil case draws to a close

By Advocacy Casework Manager Mike Ritchie An important milestone was reached in a long-running civil case against the British Ministry of Defence in the High...

Forgetfulness of wrong: a tale of international battles for human rights

Blog by RFJ Caseworker Irati Oleaga Relatives For Justice (RFJ) is a human rights-based NGO offering holistic support services to victims and survivors of the...

Latest developments in Stan Carberry civil case

A further short hearing took place this morning in the civil case brought by Stan Carberry against the British Ministry of Defence (MoD). The case...

Europe Ministers highly critical of UK legacy proposals

As part of our continued engagement with international human rights bodies, RFJ submitted a report to the Committee of Ministers – the decision-making body...