Springhill Inquest Day 3
22nd February 2023
The third day of the Springhill inquest concerned Rule 17 submissions. Statements and depositions were read into the proceedings. These were mostly...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Statement from the family of Danny Cassidy following PONI report
“The family of Danny Cassidy wish to thank the Police Ombudsman for the briefing they received yesterday on her investigation into the RUC in...
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
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...
