Collusion Requires Accountability Not Cover Up
In relation to the decision by the Court of Appeal today in the case of John Flynn, Relatives for Justice (RFJ) Senior Advocacy Director...
Powerpoint Presentations at Stormont House Agreement Workshop March 2015
Yesterday we held a very successful workshop for bereaved families on the Stormont House Agreement and what it means for families. Mark Thompson gave...
Springhill inquest: British soldiers and MoD continue to obfuscate
After forty-seven days and four weeks of hearing evidence from twenty-two military witnesses, the Springhill inquest still does not know the identities of the...
Relatives for Justice responds to CJI findings on failure of PSNI...
PSNI culture defends RUC Special Branch
RFJ CEO Mark Thompson said:
"The PSNI has treated the office of the Police Ombudsman with utter contempt when it comes...
Coroner lambasts PSNI approach to disclosure of information on pensioner’s killings
By Mike Ritchie
The Roseann Mallon inquest has now closed; we await the concluding findings of Judge Reg Weir from the epic 18 months of...
Francis Bradley Inquest: SMU Commanding Officer denies being Trigger Happy
The inquest into the death of Francis Bradley continued yesterday with evidence from two former soldiers. The witnesses – Soldiers G and H –...
FORMER MILITARY WITNESSES GIVE CONTRADICTORY EVIDENCE AT CONEY INQUEST
The inquest into the death of Hugh Gerard Coney continue in Newry Courthouse this week, with the evidence of former military personnel and a...
Discovery – the new word for cover-up
By Senior Advocacy Director Mike Ritchie
In the appeal court yesterday, the PSNI once again rehearsed their claim that managing documentation is too great a...
RFJ submission to Committee of Ministers to the Council of Europe...
RFJ today made its submission to the Committee of Ministers at the Council of Europe. This submission details concerns regarding the tawdry conduct of...
Loughinisland – Drama heaped on Families’ Trauma
By Mike Ritchie
Police Ombudsman and Loughinisland families ask Mr Justice Bernard McCloskey to recuse himself from the judicial review by former head of RUC...